Manchester City vs Bayern Munich Preview and Tips

Manchester City vs Bayern Munich Preview

Manchester City vs Bayern Munich will continue their Champions League campaign on Tuesday night in the first leg of their quarter-final showdown at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s men are in impressive form, having secured eight consecutive victories in all competitions, including a 4-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. They are hoping to transfer this success to the Champions League. However, Arsenal, led by former City coach Mikel Arteta, are determined to stop them from winning their fifth title in six years.

Bayern Munich secured a 1-0 victory against Freiburg over the weekend. New coach Thomas Tuchel is hoping to repeat the heroics of 2021, when his Chelsea side beat Manchester City in the final of this competition. Tuchel has led the Bayern side to two wins and one defeat in his first three games in charge. While Bayern has won every game in the Champions League this season. Tuchel’s ability in knockout competitions makes this match a tough challenge for the favourites.

Analysis

City’s new system has given Jack Grealish more space since his move to the club. Resulting in more one-on-one opportunities and an increase in his attacking output. Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard has played at right-back in two of Tuchel’s three games as Bayern coach. One player who may cause problems for the Premier League side is experienced Bayern forward Thomas Müller, who has won 99 of his 140 appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

City’s back four will likely consist of Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, and John Stones. With Stones and Ake pushing up into midfield when necessary. Rodri and Ilkay Gundogan will likely occupy the midfield, with Kevin De Bruyne pushing forward. Tuchel’s Bayern Munich lineup is difficult to predict. He has tried Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting as a striker and Serge Gnabry as a false nine. Choupo-Moting has a knock, so a false nine could feature Gnabry, Sadio Mane, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman, or Leroy Sane.

Guardiola and Tuchel are familiar with each other, and Pep is still scarred from the last time they met in a European competition.

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