MX23RW : Wednesday, October 2 15:37:06| >> :120:18533:18533:
[monks data]
Celtic logo
Champions League | Group Stage
Sep 28, 2016 at 7.45pm UK
 
Manchester City logo

3-3

Dembele (3', 47'), Sterling (20' og.)
FT(HT: 2-2)
Fernandinho (11'), Sterling (28'), Nolito (55')

Team News: Nolito in for Kevin De Bruyne

Team News: Nolito in for De Bruyne
© SilverHub
Nolito comes in for the injured Kevin De Bruyne as Manchester City travel to Celtic in the Champions League.

Nolito has come in for the injured Kevin De Bruyne as Manchester City face Celtic in the Champions League tonight.

Pep Guardiola makes three changes to the side that defeated Swansea City in the Premier League at the weekend as he goes in search of his 11th straight win as City boss.

Nolito is currently serving a three-game domestic ban but is recalled to Guardiola's European XI after De Bruyne was forced off with a hamstring injury during the victory in Wales.

The other two changes come in defence as Bacary Sagna and John Stones drop to the bench in favour of Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta, who will captain the side.

Sergio Aguero, who scored a hat-trick against Borussia Monchengladbach in the opening group game a fortnight ago, continues up front with support from David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Nolito.

For Celtic, Brendan Rodgers makes just two changes to the side that swept aside Kilmarnock 6-1 in the Scottish Premiership at the weekend as he looks to get the Bhoys' Champions League campaign up and running following a 7-0 mauling at the hands of Barcelona two weeks ago.

Craig Gordon takes his place between the sticks after first-choice Dorus De Vries was forced off at half time at Rugby Park with a chest knock.

Former City player Kolo Toure comes into the backline against his former club as Jozo Simunovic drops to the bench, while youngster Patrick Roberts starts among the substitutes against his parent side.

In-form Moussa Dembele keeps his place up front, forcing star striker Leigh Griffiths to begin the encounter on the bench.

Celtic: Gordon; Lustig, Toure, Sviatchenko, Tierney; Bitton, Brown, Forrest, Rogic, Sinclair; Dembele
Subs: De Vries, Simunovic, Griffiths, Gamboa, Armstrong, Roberts, McGregor

Manchester City: Bravo; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy; Fernandinho, Gundogan; Silva, Sterling, Nolito; Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Stones, Sane, Navas, Iheanacho, Fernando

Keep up with all the action from Scotland tonight with Sports Mole's live text commentary here.

ID:282203: cacheID:282203:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4850:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Brendan Rodgers and Raheem Sterling on February 26, 2015
Read Next:
Rodgers hails "brilliant" Raheem Sterling
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Dortmund22006
2B. Leverkusen22006
3Brest22006
4Inter Milan21104
5Man City21104
6Sparta Prague21104
7Arsenal21104
8Sporting Lisbon21104
9Monaco11003
10Bayern11003
11Barcelona21013
12Aston Villa11003
13Juventus11003
14Liverpool11003
15Real Madrid11003
16Atletico11003
17Benfica11003
18PSG21013
19Celtic21013
20Bologna10101
21Shakhtar10101
22Atalanta10101
23PSV20111
24Stuttgart20111
25Girona10010
26RB Leipzig10010
27Sturm Graz10010
28Lille10010
29AC Milan20020
30Brugge10010
31Feyenoord10010
32Red Star20020
33Dinamo Zagreb10010
34Salzburg20020
35Slovan Bratislava20020
36Young Boys20020


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!