These are the Manchester City vs PSG confirmed lineups for their headline-grabbing UEFA Champions League tie. This is a match with a lot of animosity to it as Luis Enrique and Enzo Maresca have notoriously gone head-to-head when the latter was at Chelsea. The Club World Cup final victory that left the Parisians reeling will surely be on the mind as Enrique hopes to exact a measure of revenge and make an early statement as his side aims to win a third consecutive Champions League title.
Manchester City vs PSG Confirmed Lineups & Latest Team News for October 14
Luis Enrique PSG
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Manchester City Team News
The Cityzens have a mostly clean bill of health coming into this one. They’ll be able to welcome back Phil Foden who has been suspended for league matches and should be fresh. The only real issue the manager will have to consider is fatigue as many of his players were away for the international break and came right back into the fold for a hard-fought Premier League clash with Liverpool.
Paris Saint-Germain Team News
With the liberty of resting key names, Enrique also has a largely fully fit squad for this fixture. He could be without versatile Senny Mayulu but otherwise he can pick from a full squad of players.
Manchester City Champions League Squad
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Marcus Bettinelli
Geronimo Rulli
Max-Edgar Chabot
Ruben Dias
Marc Guehi
Rayan Ait-Nouri
Vitor Reis
Josko Gvardiol
Abdukodir Khusanov
Rico Lewis
Elliot Anderson
Mateo Kovacic
Rayan Cherki
Jeremy Doku
Enzo Fernandez
Matheus Nunes
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Phil Foden
Iliman Ndiaye
Erling Haaland
Allan Elias
Antoine SemenyoB-List Players With 0 Appearances Not Included
Paris Saint-Germain Champions League Squad
Alessandro Longoni
Lucas Chevalier
Matvei Safonov
Achraf Hakimi
Lucas Beraldo
Marquinhos
Illia Zabarnyi
Lucas Digne
Lucas Hernandez
Nuno Mendes
Pacho
Fabian Ruiz
Maghnes Akliouche
Vitinha
Senny Mayulu
Dro
Warren Zaire-Emery
Joao Neves
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Ferran Torres
Ousmane Dembele
Desire Doue
Mika Godts
Quentin NdjantouB-List Players With 0 Appearances Not Included
(Both squads via UEFA official website)
Manchester City Confirmed Lineup
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PSG Confirmed Lineup
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The Last Word
Two goliaths take centre stage in the league phase but there should be a clear winner here. The Cityzens have fired to life under Maresca and have won every league game so far, they’re in good form and lead the way as one of the best club sides of the campaign so far.
Their opponents are notoriously slow starters, just two years ago they failed to earn automatic KO spots in this tournament and instead had to go through the play-off on their way to winning the tournament. Enrique and co. tend to peak late in the year during prime time and understand that a league phase defeat isn’t the end of the world. With that mentality in mind, they may struggle to match their opponent’s energy which could prove to be the turning point.
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