Manchester City journey to Slovakia on Tuesday evening to play Slovan Bratislava within the second match of their 2024/25 Champions League marketing campaign.
Pep Guardiola’s facet sit second within the Premier League after a considerably disappointing draw against Newcastle final weekend, and so they’re in search of their first three factors of the brand new European marketing campaign this week after drawing 0-0 at home to Inter Milan final trip.
The Cityzens have misplaced Rodri for the rest of the season and might be with out Kevin De Bruyne within the Slovak capital, although they arrive up towards a Slovan Bratislava facet that misplaced 5-1 to Celtic of their European opener on 18 September.
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Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester Metropolis LIVE
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Man Metropolis face Slovan Bratislava of their second Champions League match, with kick-off at 8pm BST | Stay on TNT Sports activities
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The Cityzens arrive in Bratislava off the again of a troublesome 1-1 draw to Newcastle United
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Slovan misplaced 5-1 to Celtic of their Champions League league section opener a fortnight in the past
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Man Metropolis XI: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland.
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Slovan Bratislava XI: Takac, Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer, Savvidis, Ignatenko, Barseghyan, Tolic, Weiss, Strelec.
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GOAL! Gundogan scores! – SLB 0-1 MCI [8’]
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GOAL! Foden doubles the lead! – SLB 0-2 MCI [15’]
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HT: Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0 – 2 Manchester Metropolis FC
Half time: Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:46 , Sonia Twigg
Half time: Phil Foden may have had a hat-trick himself, and Metropolis have hit the woodwork 3 times along with their opening two targets.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:45 , Sonia Twigg
43 minutes: Metropolis might be happy with how they’ve gone at half time, though it stays to be seen how huge a component objective distinction will play within the closing desk and so they might be on the hunt for a couple of extra within the second half.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:40 , Sonia Twigg
40 minutes: Foden fires one other volley large after the goalkeeper caught his leg out to disclaim a Savinho ball throughout the field.
Gundogan hits the woodwork for a 3rd time! The goalkeeper was simply watching the ball however it hit the woodwork between the publish and crossbar.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:38 , Sonia Twigg
38 minutes: Foden has had one other shot however drags it large, Slovan then had an opportunity to try to construct possession and ended up with a free kick within the Metropolis half which is able to relieve some strain, despite the fact that it doesn’t beat the primary man.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:35 , Sonia Twigg
35 minutes: After 34 minutes of play, Slovan have accomplished lower than 50 passes, whereas Metropolis are nearing 250.
That sums up the discrepancy between the edges on this Champions League conflict.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:33 , Sonia Twigg
32 minutes: However after committing, Slovan are nearly hit on the break, Doku sprints ahead and places the ball throughout the field, however it’s simply behind Erling Haaland and he can not capitalise.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:32 , Sonia Twigg
half-hour: It’s beginning to really feel like a case of when moderately than if Metropolis will add one other. The gang have saved going impressed by the particular person on the mike.
Slovan get ahead, however the ball doesn’t fall within the field for them to create something.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:27 , Sonia Twigg
26 minutes: POST! Foden tried his luck from distance, the goalkeeper can solely parry it onto the publish and hope it bounced favourably which it did.
Metropolis have a robust lead and so they may simply have extra!
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:24 , Sonia Twigg
23 minutes: Put up! Doku has hit the woodwork! One other probability for Metropolis, and so they’re already comfortably forward.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:21 , Sonia Twigg
20 minutes: Slovan are simply camped exterior their field and can’t get clear, it’s going to be an extended evening for them if this continues.
The gang haven’t stopped although.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:17 , Sonia Twigg
17 minutes: Haaland ought to have made it three! He had a fantastic probability to place the ball into the again of the web, however it was too near the goalkeeper who was capable of make the save.
GOAL! Phil Foden scores! Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man Metropolis
20:16 , Sonia Twigg
quarter-hour: GOAL! Phil Foden doubles Metropolis’s lead! It was an ideal strike in his first begin this season, expertly curled into the nook.
Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man Metropolis
20:14 , Sonia Twigg
12 minutes: As anticipated, Metropolis have dominated the possession and given the heavy beating by the hands of Celtic, Slovan may simply should climate the storm for so long as they will.
GOAL! Gundogan scores for Metropolis! Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man Metropolis
20:09 , Sonia Twigg
8 minutes: GOAL! Metropolis have damaged the impasse, Gundogan scores his first objective since coming again to Metropolis, it’s deflected into the again of the web giving the goalkeeper no probability
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man Metropolis
20:04 , Sonia Twigg
4 minutes: Haaland drives on the sting of the field and pulls the ball again within the path of Phil Foden, however the ball is behind hello and the house facet are capable of clear.
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man Metropolis
20:03 , Sonia Twigg
2 minutes: Likelihood! Slovan Bratislava have had an early probability! They break on the counter assault and the shot is simply large of the objective!
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man Metropolis
20:01 , Sonia Twigg
1 minute: Man Metropolis kick the sport underway
Slovan Bratislava v Man Metropolis
19:58 , Sonia Twigg
The groups are out, the Champions League anthem is being performed, and the match is about to get underway.
Slovan Bratislava v Man Metropolis
19:55 , Sonia Twigg
As a substitute of drums, Slovan Bratislava have a feminine violinist and one other girl enjoying the electrical guitar, they’re getting the followers effectively and really up for this one.
Slovan Bratislava coach on dealing with Man Metropolis
19:50 , Mike Jones
Vladimír Weiss Sr mentioned: “We’ll welcome top-of-the-line groups on this planet. They received the Champions League a yr in the past.
“Our opponents are the favourites not just for this match, however for the entire competitors. Now we have to take pleasure in it. I consider that with the followers behind us we are able to attain our limits.”
Metropolis head to Slovakia
19:44 , Mike Jones
Manchester Metropolis will tackle Champions League debutants Slovan Bratislava on a run of just one win in 4 video games and making an attempt to regulate to the lack of lynchpin Rodri.
Pep Guardiola modified form away to Newcastle on the weekend with Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis sitting in entrance of the defence, however they have been removed from their fluid greatest in a 1-1 draw and additional refinements are clearly wanted.
Metropolis are clear favourites in Bratislava, the place avoiding defeat will see them match Manchester United’s file of 25 video games unbeaten on this competitors.
Man Metropolis’s Champions League successes
19:37 , Mike Jones
That is Man Metropolis’s 14th successive season within the Champions League. They’ve featured in each marketing campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the knockout levels in every of the final 11.
Having claimed the membership’s first Champions League title in 2022/23, Pep Guardiola’s facet received all six group video games for the primary time final season to complete six factors away from RB Leipzig within the standings.
That was the seventh successive season by which Metropolis had come first of their group.
Metropolis then beat Copenhagen within the spherical of 16 however misplaced an epic quarter-final towards eventual champions Actual Madrid – the third season in a row by which they’d confronted the Spanish facet.
Slovan Bratislava vs Man Metropolis
19:30 , Mike Jones
Slovan have received all 4 house European matches this season – scoring 14 targets – as many victories as of their earlier 13 video games (six attracts, three defeats).
Weiss Jr on his time at Man Metropolis
19:22 , Mike Jones
“I’ve the very best recollections of my time at Metropolis,” mentioned Slovan Bratislava’s captain when reminiscing in regards to the begin to his skilled profession.
“It was a tremendous achievement to interrupt via to the primary workforce at a younger age with the gamers that have been already within the squad. With time, there have been higher and higher gamers and with Mancini coming in, my probabilities have been getting smaller.
“I’m all the time going to look at Metropolis, not simply because they’re my first membership however as a result of they play the very best soccer on this planet for me. To observe Metropolis for me is a pleasure. I’m following the membership and it’s a membership that’s all the time going to remain in my coronary heart.”
A Metropolis homecoming for Weiss
19:15 , Mike Jones
Vladimir Weiss Jr moved to Manchester as a teen and got here via the Metropolis Academy. He scored within the 2008 FA Youth Cup closing as Metropolis’s youth facet defeated Chelsea to carry the trophy.
Weiss then performed 5 instances for the senior workforce earlier than becoming a member of Bolton Wanderers, Rangers and Espanyol on mortgage earlier than finally transferring to Pescara on a everlasting deal in 2012.
Now, he captains Slovan Bratislava within the Champions League and the previous Metropolis winger will look to get one over on his previous membership.
Arsenal and Man Metropolis’s heated rivalry has simply reached a brand new degree of stress
19:07 , Chris Wilson
Mikel Arteta finally felt he needed to communicate, particularly in an effort to quieten issues down. You couldn’t have a clearer indication of how the Manchester City–Arsenal tensions had reached a peak, in any case, than Pep Guardiola himself willingly citing the “115 costs”. Some Metropolis officers had beforehand bristled on the media or anybody else mentioning the prospect of the membership being punished, and but right here was their most vital soccer determine putting it front and centre of the week’s biggest story.
That confirmed how affected Guardiola had been by Arteta’s admittedly open-ended comments from Tuesday. The Arsenal supervisor had spoken about how he has “all the knowledge” on Metropolis, having labored on the membership for nearly 4 years. Arteta was truly speaking about gamesmanship, given all of the criticism of his personal workforce over “darkish arts”, however the best way it was mentioned may have simply been portrayed as speaking in regards to the listening to. Guardiola evidently felt that manner.
This was additionally why Arteta took the chance to indeed make clear what he meant, and funky these tensions a bit.
Arsenal and Man City’s heated rivalry has just reached a new level of tension
Vladimir Weiss on Pep Guardiola
19:00 , Mike Jones
The Slovan Bratislava supervisor spoke with reward about his opposit quantity tonight: “I like many coaches – Ancelotti, Klopp, Bielsa – however Guardiola is exclusive.
“He had modified soccer. Each participant within the workforce performs in his place and all of them know what their job is on the pitch. This method makes him a particular and excellent coach.”
Slovan Bratislava workforce information
18:57 , Sonia Twigg
Slovan Bratislava XI: Takac, Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer, Savvidis, Ignatenko, Barseghyan, Tolic, Weiss, Strelec.
Subs: Trnovsky, Hrdina, Voet, Medvedev, Marcelli, Mustafic, Mak, Zuberu, Pauschek, Gajdos, Szoke, Metsoko.
Manchester Metropolis workforce information
18:50 , Sonia Twigg
Pep Guardiola makes six adjustments for his facet’s match towards Slovan Bratislava, with Ortega, Stones, Nunes, Savinho, Foden and Doku all coming into the facet.
Man Metropolis XI: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Ederson, Carson, Walker, Dias, Kovacic, Grealish, Silva, McAtee.
The issue dealing with Man Metropolis stretches past Rodri’s damage absence
18:38 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City started with out one of many excellent people of final season. No, not that one. Or not simply that one, anyway. Rodri was the most conspicuous absentee at St James’ Park on Saturday as, barring an damage to Erling Haaland, he might be for the remainder of the marketing campaign. However Phil Fodenbegan on the bench. His bit-part position has been camouflaged by the sudden realisation that Rodri may have no half to play within the subsequent 9 months, however it’s lower than six weeks since Foden was anointed PFA Player of the Year.
It’s an understatement to say his candidature for a second successive award has had a sluggish begin. Metropolis have performed six league video games this season. Foden has begun none. Euro 2024 was why he was an opening-day substitute towards Chelsea. He missed two matches via sickness, spent the following as an unused substitute and got here on within the final two. Maybe it’s a indisputable fact that factors to potential enchancment for Metropolis: Foden, scorer of 27 targets final time round, may present an injection of excellence for a Rodri-less facet.
The problem facing Man City stretches beyond Rodri’s injury absence
Man Metropolis put together to face Slovan Bratislava
18:30 , Mike Jones
The coaching periods are carried out and dusted forward of kick off at 8pm tonight.
Stones on Rodri’s restoration
18:22 , Mike Jones
“[Rodrigo’s injury] was troublesome information for us all to take. I spoke to Rodri yesterday and he’s doing effectively, recovering,” Stones mentioned, “It’s unhappy for the usual he has set during the last season has been unimaginable.
“We all know what a key participant he’s for us, however we would like him to be again shortly. We all know it will likely be a very long time, however we now have a number of high quality gamers able to filling in in that place.
“He was in good spirits. Now he is aware of what’s occurred and is aware of his course of to get again, he’s come to phrases with it. He’s over in Spain together with his household. He must take time now to calm down and get well as greatest he can.”
Stones able to ‘fullfil’ Rodri position
18:15 , Mike Jones
Manchester Metropolis and Spain midfielder Rodri will miss the remainder of the marketing campaign after having to bear surgical procedure within the wake of an ACL damage sustained in final week’s Premier League conflict with Arsenal.
Metropolis teammate John Stones says he’s ‘100 per cent’ able to fill the midfield void left by Rodri’s absence if referred to as on by Pep Guardiola.
He mentioned: “If referred to as upon 100%. It occurred so much over the previous two years, me going into midfield. It was troublesome within the 2023 Champions League closing as I used to be larger up, which was new for me [but] I loved it.
“No matter place I’m requested to play, or whoever performs midfield, has performed there earlier than and is aware of what’s requested of them by the supervisor.
“And hopefully we are able to recreate even higher moments than the Champions League closing.”
Kovacic, Lewis, Stones? How Manchester Metropolis exchange injured Rodri
18:08 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City seem to have suffered a serious blow with Rodri set for a spell on the sidelines after struggling a knee damage towards Arsenal.
The midfielder was substituted within the first half of the conflict of Premier League rivals on the Etihad Stadium, with the club confirming that he has suffered ligament injury.
It’s an damage that will render the 28-year-old unavailable for the remainder of the marketing campaign, leaving Pep Guardiola with out his key midfield fulcrum.
Whereas the Manchester Metropolis supervisor typically rotates elsewhere, Rodri is firmly established as an important determine on the base of midfield and infrequently misses the membership’s greatest video games.
However an expensively-assembled squad does present Guardiola with plenty of various choices as he appears to be like to exchange the Spaniard:
Kovacic, Lewis, Stones? How Manchester City replace injured Rodri
Slovan versus English groups
18:00 , Mike Jones
Slovan Bratislava received two of their first three video games towards English golf equipment with each house first legs – 2-0 towards Tottenham within the 1962/63 European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final and 1-0 towards Derby within the 1975/76 European Cup first spherical.
They went on to lose these ties 2-6 and 1-3 on mixture and have since misplaced seven of their subsequent 9 matches towards English opposition, drawing twice.
The final outing towards an English workforce got here within the 2019/20 Europa League the place Slovan misplaced 1-2 at house and 0-1 away towards Wolverhampton Wanderers within the group stage, making it 5 successive defeats by English groups.
Slovan play with ‘braveness’ says Guardiola
17:52 , Mike Jones
Pep Guardiola is anticipating a troublesome take a look at for his gamers this night after they tackle Slovan Bratislava and defined how watching their match towards Celtic confirmed him that Metropolis’s opponents play with braveness.
“It is a workforce that I’d say performs with braveness,” he mentioned, “I noticed the sport towards Glasgow Celtic and so they weren’t scared to play.
“Not scared to hyperlink with their striker and so they wish to attempt it. The Champions League it doesn’t matter, I all the time have unimaginable respect for all of the groups, particularly whenever you play away.
“Hopefully we may be an aggressive workforce once more and take a consequence.”
Guardiola offers De Bruyne replace
17:45 , Mike Jones
Pep Guardiola says that he’s hoping Kevin De Bruyne might be again in rivalry for choice after the October worldwide break.
The midfielder was compelled off throughout Metropolis’s Champions League conflict with Inter Milan earlier this month and missed their subsequent three matches with a thigh subject.
“Hopefully after the worldwide break he [Kevin] might be again,” Guardiola mentioned, “Everyone is prepared – we are going to put out the very best workforce attainable to compete and beat them.”
Rodri dominated out for remainder of season after Man Metropolis star undergoes surgical procedure
17:37 , Chris Wilson
Rodri has been dominated out for the rest of the season by Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City confirmed the Spanish midfielder has efficiently undergone surgical procedure.
Rodri suffered ACL and meniscus injury to his knee within the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
“He had surgical procedure this morning,” Guardiola mentioned. “ACL and a few meniscus. So, subsequent season he might be right here. This season is over [for him].”
Rodri ruled out for rest of season after Man City star undergoes surgery
Slovan Bratislava vs Man Metropolis prediction
17:30 , Chris Wilson
Man Metropolis ought to simply have the ability to make it a primary win in Europe this time period, even with rotations within the squad and doubtless the beginning 11. They need to additionally triumph in model and luxury.
Slovan 0-4 Man Metropolis.
Slovan Bratislava vs Man Metropolis predicted line-ups and newest odds
17:22 , Chris Wilson
Right here’s how we expect the 2 groups will line up towards one another this night although there’s all the time the chance that Pep Guardiola springs a shock with the gamers at his disposal:
Slovan Bratislava XI: Takac, Blackman, Kashia, Wimmer, Medvedev, Kucka, Ignatenko, Barseghyan, Tolic, Weiss, Strelec
Man Metropolis XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Nunes, Kovacic, Savinho, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
As for the newest odds from the bookmakers, it ought to come as no shock that Metropolis are the overwhelming favourites to win this one regardless of enjoying away from house:
Slovan 50/1
Draw 17/1
Metropolis 1/25
What’s the early workforce information?
17:15 , Chris Wilson
Rodri is Man Metropolis’s principal damage concern with the midfielder out for the long run. Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are additionally sidelined, however Metropolis will hope Kevin de Bruyne is again to full health to play some half at the very least.
Lukas Pauschek is out for Slovan, whereas Kenan Bajric is a doubt. Their attacking line ought to embody former Man Metropolis starlet Vladimir Weiss, now aged 34, and one in every of Slovakia’s beginning forwards from their Euro 2024 last-16 conflict with England, in David Strelec.
When is Slovan Bratislava vs Man Metropolis?
17:07 , Chris Wilson
The match kicks off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 1 October.
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Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester Metropolis
17:00 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City might be in search of their first win within the new Champions League format after they head to Slovakia on Tuesday, to tackle Slovan Bratislava.
Pep Guardiola’s facet are on an uncommon run of only one win in 4 video games throughout all competitions, although the others have been all attracts and so they have confronted Arsenal and Inter Milan in that run. Even so, failing to beat Newcastle last time out may have irked the reigning Premier League champions, as they misplaced high spot to Liverpool within the course of and have now saved only one clear sheet of their final seven video games.
Slovan Bratislava have received seven out of eight domestically and sit high of the Tremendous Liga in consequence, however have been completely hammered by Celtic of their Champions League opener, dropping 5-1 in Glasgow.
That consequence raised questions of competitiveness on this expanded league format, and even on house soil they have to be fearing the kind of scoreline an in-form Erling Haaland may have the ability to increase.
Good night!
14:15 , Mike Jones
Welcome to The Impartial’s protection of tonight’s Champions League motion as Manchester Metropolis journey to Slovakia to face Slovan Bratislava of their second league section fixture.
Metropolis’s opening Champions League match resulted in a 0-0 draw with Inter Milan and Pep Guardiola’s workforce head into this match in want of a win. Additionally they drew 1-1 with Newcastle of their newest Premier League outing having additionally did not beat a 10-man Arsenal workforce simply earlier than.
Slova Bratislava are maybe the right workforce for Metropolis to face. They misplaced their first Champions League match 5-1 to Celtic and with Metropolis’s added firepower it might be one other troublesome evening for the Slovakian facet.
We’ll have all of the workforce information, line-ups and updates all through the night so keep on with us as we construct as much as kick off at 8pm.
