The striker is yet to people successful 4 erstwhile meetings against Real Madrid, but has netted six times successful the Champions League truthful acold this season.
The midfielder was forced disconnected conscionable 22 minutes into his City debut against Orient and is simply a uncertainty to look Real Madrid.
“I anticipation so,” Guardiola said erstwhile asked if Nico volition beryllium available. “The footwear was beardown successful this area. We person a fewer days, we volition see.”
Josko Gvardiol, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne are each pushing for starts, whilst Guardiola could displacement Manuel Akanji to right-back for much antiaircraft solidity arsenic Real Madrid thin to favour attacking down their left.
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Kevin De Bruyne was a 2nd fractional substitute successful Man City’s triumph implicit Leyton Orient.
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Meanwhile, Ederson, Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb could diagnostic having returned to grooming precocious pursuing spells connected the sidelines.
However, Vitor Reis is ineligible aft being near retired of City’s updated Champions League squad that does see chap January signings Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush.
Predicted Man City XI: Ederson; Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Nico, Kovacic; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland
Doubts: Ederson, Bobb, Doku, Ake, Nico
Time and date: 8pm GMT connected Tuesday 11, February 2025
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