Yahoo Finance Club Brugge vs Man City: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results
Even at this early stage, the pressure is on Manchester City as they travel to Belgium this evening to face a Club Brugge side in good form.
While the loss at Paris Saint-Germain last time out may have been a tad unfair given the level of their overall performance, City could feasibly fall four points behind the top two in Group A should they lose at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
Brugge proved in their opening fixture against PSG they are not to be taken lightly and, though rank outsiders heading into a group that also contains RB Leipzig, are emerging as dark horses.
Indeed, attacking midfielder Hans Vanaken has scored two goals in as many games in a Champions League context, while Bas Dost and Noa Lang provide further attacking threats.
For many, City will be clear favourites but their loss in the French capital showed how susceptible Pep Guardiola’s team can be to throwing a game away if they do not finish their chances.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Club Brugge vs Manchester City is scheduled for a 17:45pm BST kick-off time on Tuesday.
Where to watch Club Brugge vs Manchester City
TV channel: This evening’s match will be televised on BT Sport 2.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the website or the BT Sport App.
Club Brugge vs Man City lineups and team news
Club Brugge XI: Mignolet, Mata, Hendry, N’Soki, Sobol, Sowah, Rits, Balanta, Lang, Vanaken, De Ketelaere.
Subs: Maouassa, Ricca, Izquierdo, Vormer, van der Brempt, Dost, Mechele, Mbamba, Lammens.
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Mahrez, Grealish
Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Palmer.
Club Brugge vs Manchester City prediction
City, despite their riches in attacking midfield, are up against a side who managed to keep PSG’s famed front three largely at bay during Matchday 1. For that reason, it’s hard to see a team without a fixed star striker managing to rack up the goals in the same manner they did against Leipzig. Still, that’s not to say they absolutely cannot score and surely their tendency to dominate possession will create chances, albeit not in the way many might expect considering the difference in resources between the two sides.
Prediction: Manchester City to win 2 -1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Competitively, the two clubs have never faced each other.
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