Man City vs Schalke
(3-2 aggregate)
Uefa Champions League 2018-19 | Last-16, second leg
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Date: Tuesday, 12 March, 2019
Kick-off: 8pm GMT
Manchester City are in pole position to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals as they welcome Schalke for the second leg of their last-16 tie.
Schalke threatened a shock in Gelsenkirchen as they led 2-1 with five minutes of the first leg to play, but a sensational free-kick from their former star Leroy Sane - followed by a Raheem Sterling strike - handed Man City a 3-2 victory.
Three away goals mean Schalke will have to either win by two clear goals in Manchester or score at least three times, and Pep Guardiola will be confident of joining Tottenham and Manchester United in the last eight of the competition.
Man City vs Schalke team news and predicted line-ups
Fabian Delph could return from illness, although John Stones (muscle), Kevin De Bruyne (thigh), Fernandinho (muscle) and Claudio Bravo (Achilles) are all still out.
Leroy Sane should start after being rested against Watford at the weekend, with Danilo, Aymeric Laporte and Delph likely to feature with Nicolas Otamendi suspended.
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Danilo, Gundogan, Delph, Bernardo Silva, Aguero, Sterling, Sane
Daniel Caliguiri (ankle) and Omar Mascarel (groin) are out for Schalke, with Alessandro Schopf out for the season.
Schalke XI: Fahrmann, Nastasic, Oczipka, Bruma, Sane, McKennie, Serdar, Bentaleb, Mendyl, Uth, Kutucu
Score prediction: Man City 2-1 Schalke
Schalke showed in the first leg that they have enough talent to trouble Man City, but Guardiola's side should prove too canny in this leg. Expect the visitors to score, but they will likely tire and City can take advantage.
Man City vs Schalke tickets
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Match odds
- Man City to win: 1/6
- Draw: 15/2
- Schalke to win: 20/1
- Schalke to qualify: 40/1
First goalscorer odds
- Sergio Aguero: 23/1
- Gabriel Jesus: 3/1
- Leroy Sane: 5/1
- David Silva: 15/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with James Robson at the Etihad.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the fifth time the two sides have met. Previous to City's 3-2 win this year, they last met in the group stages of the Uefa Cup back in November 2008, when goals from Stephen Ireland and Benjani sealed a 2-0 victory for City in Gelsenkirchen and a place in the last 32.
Schalke and City also crossed paths in the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in 1970. On that occasion, the German outfit won the first leg 1-0 before being thrashed 5-1 by eventual competition winners City at Maine Road.
