Man City vs Tottenham
Uefa Champions League
Quarter-final, second leg (aggregate 0-1)
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Kick-off: 8pm GMT, tonight
Heung-min Son’s second-half goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 9 sees Spurs travel to Manchester tonight with a 1-0 advantage before the second leg.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino's admission after last week’s win that Man City are still favourites to win the Champions League outright, not just their tie, is representative of the task that Spurs face despite that lead… and they will take it on without Harry Kane.
The Spurs striker sustained an ankle ligament injury in the first leg which could rule him out for the remainder of the season, and Spurs will be looking to Son – and perhaps Lucas Moura – to lead their attack on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, was clearly angered by his side’s defeat in London and is likely to bring back Kevin de Bruyne as City look to overturn the deficit.
First leg match highlights
Team news and line-ups
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero
Subs: Muric, Stones, Sane, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Dele, Eriksen, Son, Lucas
Subs: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Lamela, Llorente, Foyth, Davies, Skipp
Score prediction: Man City 2-0 Tottenham (after extra time), 2-1 on aggregate
Tottenham’s challenge has been made all the harder with Kane’s injury and, while he may not have scored in their first-leg win, his hold-up play and work rate will be sorely missed.
Spurs will test City on the counter-attack with the pace of Lucas and Son, but City should have enough to get the job done – though don’t be surprised if this one goes beyond the 90.
Standard Sport will be LIVE at the Etihad on the night to bring you expert coverage and analysis.
