MATCH REPORT
City win Group C after feisty 0-0 draw in Porto.
TEAM NEWS & LINE-UP
Seven changes for Porto clash
City make seven changes from the side that started against Burnley at the weekend.
In come Fernandinho, Oleks Zinchenko, Eric Garcia, Phil Foden, Bernardo, Raheem Sterling and Joao Cancelo.
John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, Benjamin Mendy and Kevin De Bruyne drop to the bench.
Nathan Ake is also named on the bench after recovering from a muscle injury.
Line-ups:
City: Ederson, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Dias, Garcia, Rodrigo, Fernandinho (c), Foden, Bernardo, Torres, Sterling
Subs: Steffen, Carson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Jesus, Laporte, De Bruyne, Mendy, Mahrez, Doyle
WHEN AND WHERE?
City take on Porto at the Estádio do Dragão on Tuesday 1 December with kick-off 8pm (UK time).
You can watch the game live on BTSport.com or the BT Sport app in the UK – for TV coverage where you are, check our global listings at the foot of this page.
You can also follow all the action as it unfolds courtesy of our Matchday Centre here on ManCity.com, which also includes audio commentary, and on Twitter: @ManCity.
If you’re looking for more City focused coverage, then our We’re Not Really Here matchday show makes for essential viewing - tune in an hour ahead of kick-off via our Matchday Centre.
A full match replay will also be available to watch on City+ from midnight.
LAST MEETING
The pair met in the opening game of the 2020/21 Champions League group stage campaign, as City’s competition got off to a fine start with a 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium.
The visitors took an early lead, but City fought back with a quick leveller from Sergio Aguero and second-half strikes from Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres completing what, ultimately, was a comfortable win.
FORM GUIDE
City returned to winning ways in the Premier League with an emphatic, record-breaking 5-0 win over Burnley. becoming the first team since 1907 to win four successive home games by at least a five-goal margin against the same opponent.
Pep Guardiola’s men won three of our five November games, securing our progression to the Champions League Round of 16 in the process.
Porto won all five of their games in all competitions in November, including successive European victories over Marseille.
Having already secured progression to the Round of 16, Pep Guardiola‘s men will clinch top spot in Group C with a win or draw at the Estádio do Dragão.
Should Porto avoid defeat (or if Olympiacos beat Marseille), the Portuguese side would also progress.
WE’RE NOT REALLY HERE
We will have full coverage of tomorrow night’s game right here on ManCity.com.
Our Matchday Centre will get under way at 6pm, with text updates throughout the evening meaning you won’t miss a beat.
Our We’re Not Really Here live matchday show starts at 7pm, with Kevin Horlock, Richard Dunne and Shaun Wright-Phillips all joining us in the studio.
And CITY+ subscribers can enjoy full commentary with Ali Mann and Michael Brown, as well as a full 90-minute replay from midnight.
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After your three-month free period, CITY+ costs £1.99 a month.
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PEP PREVIEW
“We made an incredible group stage.
“Especially our two games away, the second half against Porto and the first half against Olympiakos at home.
“We made an incredible performance [against Olympiakos away].
“Unfortunately, we could only score one goal, but the team is alive.”
Sérgio Conceição PREVIEW
“Now we have to prepare the next Champions League match, on Tuesday, as there is no time to rest.
“We want to be in all competitions, but we have to look at it differently because the players are not machines, it’s very difficult to keep presenting high-level answers in face of this heavy schedule.
“We will send in the team that we think is best for it. It’s one match at a time and it will always be like this in the future.”
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant referees: Sander van Roekel (NED), Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Fourth official: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
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, Scott Carson, Phil Foden, Eric Garcia, Tommy Doyle.
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