Man City XI vs Sparta Prague: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

Pep Guardiola confirmed the brace were large doubts erstwhile speaking aft Man City’s arguable last-gasp 2-1 triumph implicit Wolves connected Sunday, earlier past providing a further update astatine his pre-match Champions League property league connected Tuesday.

Walker being injured connected planetary work with England has brought backmost unwanted memories for Guardiola of a clip erstwhile akin happened to John Stones earlier the quarter-final gathering with Real Madrid earlier this year.

He said: "I was ne'er truthful aggravated arsenic that moment. Never ever earlier was I truthful disappointed. It was a affable crippled and we are playing the quarter-finals against Real Madrid, and to triumph the Premier League.

"For a affable game, 2 players coming backmost injured - (tuts) no, no, no. I didn't similar it, astatine all. I cognize the players don't privation to get injured, I ever promote them to spell to the nationalist team, it's a pleasure.

"But if it's a affable crippled you cannot travel backmost injured, I'm sorry. If you are focused, if it is simply a affable game, you cannot travel backmost injured erstwhile you are playing the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

"We are good paid here. The nine wage us, not the nationalist teams. Sometimes you person to respect the clubs. In affable games you cannot beryllium injured. You tin play, absolutely, but you cannot travel backmost injured."

Walker volition not beryllium backmost against Sparta Prague, portion it besides remains to beryllium seen erstwhile De Bruyne volition beryllium capable to instrumentality from the pelvic contented that has seen him sidelined since the goalless gully with Inter Milan connected September 18.

"I can't archer you, I don't know," Guardiola said of De Bruyne connected Wednesday. "It's not a large issue, but helium doesn't consciousness wholly good and Kevin is not 22 years aged anymore.

"He has to beryllium acceptable wholly for his football. He is grooming a small spot better, but helium said to maine helium inactive doesn't consciousness good, truthful I said instrumentality your time. Kyle arsenic good is not ready.

"No injuries is the lone crushed however you tin get until the extremity of the season, that's wherefore the aesculapian department, with the strength of grooming you person to do, person to beryllium truthful careful.

"I conscionable commune for them to beryllium fit. If they are one-and-a-half months out, determination is nary solution to that."

Nathan Ake returned to the seat astatine Molineux and starts here.

Man City starting XI: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Carson, Dias, Kovacic, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, McAtee

Time and date: 8pm BST connected Wednesday, October 23, 2024

TV transmission and unrecorded stream: TNT Sports