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Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Man City: Live reaction

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City make seven changes from the side that lost to Leeds United at the weekend.

Only Ederson, Oleksandr Zinchenko, John Stones and Bernardo keep their places for the second leg with Borussia Dortmund.

Returning are Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez.

City XI: Ederson, Walker, Zinchenko, Dias, Stones, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Trafford, Ake, Sterling, Jesus, Laporte, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Garcia

Probable formation and tactics

It seems 4-3-3 is most likely with now familiar false 9 employed.

De Bruyne, Foden, Gundogan and Bernardo have all played in that role at some point this season, so it remains to be seen who gets the nod this evening.

The back four is more straightforward, with Zinchenko and Walker edging out Joao Cancelo and Dias and John Stones starting ahead of Aymeric Laporte who has recovered from a minor injury.

Expect a similar approach from the first leg, with plenty of City possession and, hopefully, plenty of opportunities.

WHEN AND WHERE

Manchester City take on Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday 14 April at 20:00 (UK), in the second leg of our UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie.

Supporters in the UK can watch the game live on BT Sport 3 and the BT Sport App, whilst fans abroad can find out how they can tune in via the TV listings at the foot of the page.

If you are unable to watch the game on TV, you can follow minute-by-minute updates from our live Matchday Centre, whilst CITY+ subscribers can listen to audio commentary from Alistair Mann.

You can also follow live updates on our Twitter page: @ManCity, whilst a full-match replay will also be available to watch on CITY+ from midnight after the game.

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WE’RE NOT REALLY HERE

Presenter, Cell Spellman will be joined by former Man City pair Kevin Horlock and Richard Dunne to bring you expert analysis and opinion on our second leg tie in Germany.

The We’re Not Really Here show will begin just over an hour before kick-off at 18:55 (UK) and will be available to view across all of our digital platforms.

We will head back to the studio at half-time for a look at the first 45 minutes, before returning after the final whistle for 30 minutes of post-match reaction from our City experts.

Supporters can get involved with our matchday show by using the hashtag #WNRH on Twitter.

City travelling SQUAD:

Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Zack Steffen, Aymeric Laporte, Rodrigo, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ferran Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez, Joao Cancelo, Ederson, Phil Foden, Eric Garcia and James Trafford.

PEP PREVIEW

“If we want to win, we have to deserve it, we have to go for it. That is going to happen, the way we have done many times this season.

“Of course we have to control emotions, but sometimes you need emotions in the good way to win these games.

“We are not going to do anything special, just go there to win the game and each one will need to be a leader on the pitch.

“The guy who feels comfortable during the game take more responsibility to be more involved in the game.

“For the guys who are more nervous or quieter, do your job, play simple and maybe five minutes later you are ready to make a good performance. We need 11 player and the substitutes.”

Eden Terzić preview

“The belief here is great, but that alone will not be enough. We have shown that we can hold out against top teams. It will be a brutally difficult task. We have to work hard and be courageous tomorrow.

“Jadon [Sancho] won’t be at our disposal, although he is giving his best to return as best as possible. We would like to have him with us tomorrow but we have to take our time with him so he’s not an option.”

form guide

Guardiola’s side head into the game in impressive Champions League form having yet to lose a game in this season’s competition.

City also pose the best defensive record in this year’s Champions League, having conceded just two goals in nine games.

Dortmund won at the weekend, defeating Stuttgart away from home. 

Dortmund form: WLLDWD

Latest: Stuttgart 2-3 Dortmund

Where they stand: 5th in Bundesliga, German Cup semi-finals

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LAST MEETING

City head into the second leg with the advantage, after running out 2-1 winners at the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the tie.

Guardiola’s side opened the scoring early on as Kevin De Bruyne slotted home 20 minutes in.

Dortmund netted an important away goal with five minutes to play as Marco Reus levelled things up before Phil Foden regained our lead in the final minute to secure a first-leg victory.

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