Manchester City v Basel: line-ups, Fantasy tips, form guide
- Manchester City fortifying 4-0 lead
- City eyeing three-way after winning League Cup in February
- City have not mislaid during home given 2016 (36 games)
- Follow live rave to a compare right here
- How to watch a diversion where we are
Reporter’s view: Guardiola still does his best to play down City’s billing among a favourites – “To join this kind of group we have to be there a long, prolonged time” he stressed when asked if they are now on Barcelona’s level. He also warned about pointless events that can hit a group off march – citing a red label in a FA Cup better during Wigan – nonetheless certainly not this week. Instead, Wednesday binds other elements of interest: approaching opportunities for John Stones and Phil Foden and a continued reconstruction of Ä°lkay GündoÄŸan.
Possible line-ups
Man. City: Bravo; Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Gündoğan, Foden; B Silva, Jesus, Sterling
Out: Fernandinho (hamstring), Mendy (knee), D Silva (personal reasons)Â
Misses subsequent compare if booked: Danilo, Fernandinho, Gündoğan
Basel: VaclÃk; Lang, Lacroix, Suchý, Riveros, Petretta; Zuffi, Serey Dié; Stocker, Elyounoussi, Oberlin
Out: Xhaka (suspended)
Misses subsequent compare if booked: Balanta, Petretta
Fantasy Football tip indicate scorers
Man. City: Ederson, goalkeeper (37 points, €5.9m)
Basel: Michael Lang, defender (40 points, €6.1m)
Where to watch
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Weekend results
Man. City 1-0 Chelsea
Basel P-P Zürich (power failure)
Form guide*
Man. City: WWWLWW
Basel: LLLWLW
*All competitions, many new first
Josep Guardiola, Man. City manager
We start again from zero, though we have to be focused and not make a mistake – focused on what we have to do, control a diversion and go through. In football anything can occur – a red label and they can measure one or dual goals …. We’re roughly in a quarter-finals, we’re roughly champions of a Premier League, though we’re not in a quarter-finals, we’re not champions – that’s because we have to be calm.
Raphaël Wicky, Basel coach
I could say, “You have to believe” though it’d demeanour a bit daft. We have to set other targets. At a impulse City are one of a best dual teams in a world. It’s a second year underneath Pep and a group has changed adult to another level. I’ve told my players, “It’s implausible Basel are still in Europe during a start of March. We’ve worked tough to get here, we’re in a really formidable position though we have to suffer this diversion and give it a all, forget a initial leg”.