Broadcast info
Who’s playing: Premier League side Manchester City FC play Scottish giants Celtic in the Champions League. City come into this fixture having suffer a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in the league last weekend. They now face a side that they drew with 3-3 in Glasgow in the first leg of the fixture. Pep’s men are set to finish second in their group while the visitors, Celtic, cannot make it to the knockout phase as they currently sit at the bottom of the table.
What time: On Tuesday December 6, 2016 at 11:45am PST/ 14:45 EST/ 19:45 GMT/ 20:45 CET
Which stadium: At the City of Manchester Stadium, better known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons. The stadium is located in Manchester, England and has a capacity of 55,097.
Which channels:
In the USA on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO, WatchESPN, ESPN3 USA
In Canada on beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
In the UK on BT Sport Live Streaming, BT Sport 1, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, BT Sport 4K UHD, BT Sport 3
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Match facts
- Celtic are unbeaten in nine away matches
- But the Bhoys have concede at least twice in six of their last seven UCL matches
- They have also failed to win their last six Champions League matches
- This is the second competitive meeting between the two sides
Team news
Manchester City
The hosts will be without Fernandinho, who is suspended. The same case applies to Vincent Kompany, Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph who are both injured. Yaya Toure and Fernando are also doubtful for this match. Meanwhile, Nigerian import Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to start.
Celtic
Patrick Roberts could replace injured Scott Sinclair in attack. Kieran Tierney has been ruled out of this tie due to a cruciate ligament while Erik Sviatchenko is fighting to pass a late fitness test. The same case applies to Leigh Griffiths, who is a doubt for this away fixtures.
Analysis
Other than pride, the Scottish giants have nothing else to play for here. They come to this match with an impressive away record but City are a side capable of breaking the record especially after the disappointing defeat to Chelsea last weekend.
Despite having Brendan Rodgers as their manager, who has previous experience in the Premier League, Celtic have very slim chances of collecting at least a point at the Etihad. The Sky Blues boast of the likes of Sergio Aguero in attack. The Argentine has score three goals and provided three assists in his last five European matches, something that should keep the visitor’s defence on high alert. All in all, Celtic have nothing to lose here and that would make it easier for City to win.
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