Manchester City vs. Monaco Live

The Manchester City plays on Tuesday (2:45 p.m. / ESPN 2) the first leg match of the Champions League round of 16 receiving Monaco at the City of Manchester Stadium in a game with no favorites to advance to the next phase.

The team of Pep Guardiola comes from a streak of 10 consecutive victories in the English Cup, this recovery of the Manchester City coincides with the arrival of the Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus, who is injured for three months.

Manchester City, which has never managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League in two consecutive seasons, will have Sergio Agüero in the forefront of an apparently offensive team with players like David Silva, Leroy Sané, Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne behind the Argentine forward.

In defense Aleksandar Kolarov, Vincent Kompany and Gaël Clichy are ready, who could occupy a side in the defense together with Bacary Sagna and the central defenders Nicolás Otamendi and John Stones. In midfield, the name of Yaya Touré would sound and finally the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

It should be noted that Manchester City have only faced a French team in European competitions, Paris Saint-Germain, with a balance of one victory and two draws, so they hope to maintain this streak.

On the other hand, Monaco, considered so far as the best attack in Europe, despite not being favorites in the Champions League, has created expectations with its performance in recent weeks.

Monaco is the leader in its championship, despite the draw with Bastia, which would have served to move away from Paris Saint-Germain, its main pursuer, who remains three points behind.

The Portuguese coach, Leonardo Jardim, has two options to stop the English team. He can opt for the 4-3-3, in which Joao Moutinho would have the midfield, or for the 4-4-2, which would place Kylian Mbappé alongside the Colombian Radamel Falcao up front.

Possible lineups

Manchester City: Bravo; Sagna, Stones, Otamendi, Kolarov; Touré, De Bruyne, David Silva, Sterling, Sané; Agüero.

Monaco: Subasic; Touré, Glik, Raggi, Mendy; Fabinho, Joao Moutinho, Boschilia, Bernardo Silva; Germain, Falcao.

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