Fantasy Team Picks, Probable Playing 11 And Match Report: City sit on the cusp of progressing to the quarter-finals.
Even before Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach clashed heads in the round of 16 of the 2020-21 edition of the Champions League, the contest was said to be a foregone conclusion.
And the first round of the showdown saw exactly that narrative unfold. City were in complete control of the tie, breezing their way to a comfortable and comprehensive 2-0 win to take a massive step forward into the quarter-finals.
MCI Vs MOB Fantasy Probable Winner
Now at their home, City will dish out a spitting image of that showing to nail their place in the last eight of the competition.
Probable Playing 11
Manchester City
Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling
Borussia Monchengladbach
Sommer, Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Wendt, Neuhaus, Zakaria, Hofmann, Stindl, Thuram, Plea
Match Details
Champions League 2020-21
Match: Manchester City Vs Borussia Monchengladbach
Date And Time: 17th March, Wednesday- 1:30am IST
Venue: Etihad, Manchester
Telecast: Sony Ten 2/HD, SonyLIV
Top Scorer
Manchester City
- Torres: 4 Goals
Borussia Monchengladbach
- Plea: 6 Goals, 3 Assists
Fantasy Team Picks
Goal-Keeper
Had it not been for Yann Sommer, Borussia Monchengladbach could have easily ended up conceding more than the couple of goals they did.
Defenders
With a cleansheet to their name the last time around, City showed why they have been such a tough side to score against this term. We envisage them showing the same grit and fortitude today as well to see Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte be inducted in our side.
Midfielders
Kevin de Bruyne scored twice the last time he took to the pitch to see him and Ilkay Gundogan who scored in that outing as well in ingrained in our unit.
Riyadh Mahrez completes the trio from the club while the visiting side will be represented by the electric Florian Neuhaus.
Strikers
Alassane Plea is not only the side’s top scorer with the 5 strikes but he’s also pulled off the most assists at three for the club.
Marcus Thuram who has the two assists to his name completes the set of picks from the club while the two assists for Raheem Sterling see him be our pick from the home side.
Captain And Vice-Captain
His 5 goals and 12 assists this season make Kevin our captain while Ilkay is the vice-captain.
Fantasy Team
Sommer, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Kevin, Mahrez, Ilkay, Florian, Plea, Marcus, Raheem
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Fantasy Team Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
