Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The group-stage clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Etihad in Manchester and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via UEFA): "I don't feel there is any extra pressure. It's important for this club to do well in Europe; it's one of our targets, to improve every year. Tomorrow [Tuesday], we will see the team fighting to the end to try and continue in the Champions League and I hope we will do it. I'm sure the team, plus myself, have a lot of faith that we can do it. I hope we will continue to have a chance until the last game."
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola: "My opinion of Manchester City doesn't matter. Their position in the Champions League stays the same. We deserved to win our home game against them, but we won it in the 90th minute. If that didn't happen, my relaxed state would be different. We would be here to fight for qualification."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso has been instrumental in midfield for the club. In four Champions League appearances, the 33-year-old is averaging 96.5 passes with a 92.7 completion percentage.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy; Navas, Fernando, Lampard, Milner, Nasri; Agüero
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Neuer; Rafinha, Benatia, Boateng, Bernat; Alonso; Ribéry, Götze, Müller, Robben; Lewandowski
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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