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City's Foden and Kovacic not expected to face Juventus, says Guardiola

Turin, Italy –

Manchester City's Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic returned to training on Tuesday, but manager Pep Guardiola said if the two feature at Juventus on Wednesday, it will be for only a few minutes, as City's injury troubles show little sign of abating.

City takes on the Italian side in the Champions League and, sitting 17th in the table before this week's slate of games kicked off, Guardiola's struggling team have three games left to clinch a top-eight spot that would earn a last-16 place and avoid a playoff.

Foden is back training after missing two games with bronchitis while Kovacic has been absent since the last international break due to injury.

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