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The City coach confirmed the absence of Nathan Ake from facing the Etihad Stadium, but Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri are fit well after the recent problems and starting in the midfield.
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Ake’s hamstring injury means Manuel Akanji has once again been entrusted on the left side of defense to take on Rodrygo, while Kyle Walker poses as the threat for Vinicius Jr.
John Stones, like De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva, were comfortable with Everton’s victory at the weekend so he returned to take on his hybrid defensive-midfield role in City’s fluid 3-2-4-1 formation.
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The big decision facing Guardiola was whether to start Silva or Riyad Mahrez on the right wing, and he chose Silva again. Mahrez has been named on the bench, along with the likes of Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden.
Speaking before the match, Guardiola revealed a plan to be “more different” in attack but insisted he would not “think too much” about his tactics and shake up his system too much.
“The players have to put in an incredible performance to beat Madrid,” he told reporters.
“I have this idea of being more different, more flexible in attack. It will happen naturally at home, we feel free, it doesn’t matter and we go. That’s the feeling we have: being ourselves.”
Starting Eleven: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Akanji, Rodriguez, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Luis
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