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Aron Wright - March 15, 2021
Manchester City vs Borussia Monchengladbach
UEFA Champions League
Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Puskás Aréna.
The Citizens are the best team in the world at the moment, and they sense a huge opportunity to bring their first European trophy home. Titans like Barcelona, Juventus etc are already eliminated, while the likes of Real Madrid, PSG are nowhere near their best.
Pep Guardiola has also been boosted by the returns from injury of Kevin De Bruyne, and Sergio Aguero. Moreover, they had won the first leg, and that too on the road with a clean sheet.
Meanwhile, the Colts are going through a dismal run, and they also have an inferior h2h record against this rival. On top of that, the Citizens have also been terrific against German rivals in recent years.
For the reasons, expect Manchester City to calmly walk into the Quarters.
Pep’s men had won an impressive 23 of their last 24 overall matches, and they were also unbeaten in 30 of their former 31 fixtures. Note that they had also scored a total of 60 goals from their preceding 24 games.
They have been in unimaginable form, and are cruising towards another league crown. They are also scoring goals for fun, and have easily been the best offensive force in European football this season.
On top of that, they have a two-goal lead in aggregate, and this will force the struggling Colts to go after goals right from the get-go. In fact, Rose’s men are on a six-fixture losing run, and they had let in a total of 12 goals in the process.
They also have a total of three wins on the road since the first week of November. Two of these victories had come in the DFB Pokal against teams from lower divisions, while the third had come against the relegation-threatened Bielefeld.
Finally, the Citizens also have a superb h2h record against this opponent over the years.
Considering these observations, expect a Manchester City win this Tuesday, and goals in plenty due to the desperation of their foes.
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