Dinamo Zagreb will face Manchester City in the last Group match of the Champions League, though Pep Guardiola’s men have already secured qualification to the knockout while Zagreb needs a win and Atalanta to defeat Shakhtar Donestk for them to advance.
TEAM NEWS
DINAMO ZAGREB:
The major injury challenge for Dinamo Zagreb is the injury of Sandro Kulenovic, the striker suffered a broken foot and he scheduled to return to action next year.
MANCHESTER CITY:
The Premier League Champions have a number of injuries ahead of the trip to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb, defender John Stones is expected to miss this clash due to thigh injury, America Laporte and Leroy Sane are also due to miss the clash due to knee injuries that ruled them out for the greater part of the ongoing season.
The likes of Sergio Aguero and Oleksandr Zinchenko are doubtful for the clash.
HEAD TO HEAD:
The last time they met Manchester City won the clash 2-0 which happens to be the first leg of this match, Pep Guardiola’s team have a slight head to head advantage, it is only one competitive game that has been played between so far.
RECENT FORM
DINAMO ZAGREB:
The Croatian team has maintained a steady run of form in their last six games, they won three games, drew two and suffered a defeat, the defeat was in the Champions League against Atalanta.
In the domestic scene, they have managed to avoid defeats in their last five games.
MANCHESTER CITY:
The Cityzens have struggled to find their past form of the last few seasons that made them barely unbeatable both in the domestic league and in the Champions League.
They have a record of just two wins, two draws and two defeats in their last six games, one can easily conclude that the team is out of form by their standard.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
DINAMO ZAGREB:
Livakovic; Theophile-Catherine, Dilaver, Peric; Leovac, Stojanovic, Ivanusec, Ademi, Olmo; Petkovic, Orsic,
MANCHESTER CITY:
Ederson; Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, Foden; Bernardo, Jesus, Mahrez
PREDICTION:
Dinamo Zagreb vs Manchester City – Over 2.5
