PSG vs. Man City: Four players left out as Pep Guardiola’s 21-man Champions League squad is confirmed, Khusanov, Reis train

Manchester City shall be without four senior players for Wednesday’s Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.

Both the Voters and Les Parisiens occupy loved sure runs of variety on the home entrance in most fashionable weeks, with Pep Guardiola‘s side going six games unbeaten and Luis Enrique‘s males playing a seven-match a success spin.

Man City cruised to an emphatic 6-0 victory at Ipswich Town in the Premier League last Sunday, a day earlier than PSG left it leisurely to beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 to switch 9 aspects decided at the summit.

Nonetheless, both European giants occupy persisted a entertaining Champions League advertising and marketing campaign in the newly-fashioned competition as much as now, and they’re at risk of failing to qualify for the last 16.

Whereas PSG are languishing in the elimination zone (twenty fifth) after accumulating correct seven aspects from their first six games (W2 D1 L3), Man City (W2 D2 L2) sit down correct one level and three locations above the French champions and are clinging on to a last-16 playoff arrangement.

Victory for both side on Wednesday shall be pivotal in their quest to safe a top-24 finish, and before this animated contest in Paris, Man City occupy confirmed their 21-man travelling squad to the French capital.

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Doku, Ake, Bobb, Walker all absent from Man City squad

Most effective 12 senior players were pictured throughout Man City 15-minute initiating training session to the media earlier on Tuesday, earlier than Guardiola’s 21-man squad landed in Paris quickly after 5.00pm UK time.

One necessary absentee from Man City’s squad in winger Jeremy Doku, who picked up an distress after scoring in the Voters’ web at Ipswich, consistent with Manchester Evening Files creator Simon Bajkowski.

Nathan Ake is furthermore absent as he continues to enhance from an unspecified distress, whereas Oscar Bobb has returned to training after five months out with a leg atomize, but he’ll no longer be fervent towards PSG.

One other Man City player absent is defender Kyle Walker, who has asked to depart the club and has reportedly flown to Italy to finalise his switch to AC Milan.

Asked if there was an update on Walker’s issue throughout a pre-match press conference on Tuesday evening, Guardiola merely spoke back: “No.”

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Stones returns, Rodri travels… but Spaniard will no longer play

On a sure display, John Stones has been chosen in Man City’s travelling squad to France after missing the last six fits with a foot distress.

“Today, John Stones came back to the team – that is incredibly good news to us! We can add to the position that we struggled a lot all season,” acknowledged Guardiola.

A surprise traveller with Man City’s squad is Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, but he is merely supporting his teammates from the sidelines as he continues to enhance from a lengthy-time period ACL distress.

Meanwhile, Man City’s recent signings Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis both trained with their recent Voters teammates for the predominant time on Tuesday, but the defensive duo are ineligible to play in the Champions League at this stage in the competition.

Khusanov joined City from Lens for a reported €40m (£33.5m) on Monday, and it was confirmed no longer as much as 24 hours later that the Premier League champions occupy signed Reis from Palmeiras for spherical €35m (£29.6m).

Man City’s 21-man travelling squad in plump:

Ederson, Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Max Alleyne, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Jacob Wright, Nico O’Reilly, Ilkay Gundogan, Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne, James McAtee, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Savinho, Erling Haaland

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