Wednesday’s briefing: City need win, Liverpool rest stars and Battle of Britain
Wednesday’s briefing: City need win, Liverpool rest stars and Battle of Britain
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Pep Guardiola called for “something special” from his Manchester City side when they bid to keep their Champions League hopes alive in Wednesday’s final group game against Club Brugge. Arsenal, all-but guaranteed a place in the last 16 before their tie in Girona, successfully appealed against Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card at Wolves on Saturday, with the 18-year-old’s ban overturned.
Aston Villa also hope to seal a top-eight finish with victory in their ‘Battle of Britain’ against Celtic – the Scots have already qualified for the play-offs – while table-toppers Liverpool will field a shadow squad in Eindhoven. ‘Not a problem’ – Guardiola.
Guardiola insisted City’s must-win match at the Etihad Stadium was a challenge his side will relish. City, the 2023 winners, must beat Brugge to stay in the competition after winning just two of their first seven matches. “The situation that we have is that we have to win the game and if not we will not continue in this competition, but it’s not a problem, it’s an opportunity, a challenge, and we will face it,” Guardiola said.
“I know these type of games you have to put in something special – something there has not been enough of so far in this Champions League – to win the games.”. Lewis-Skelly red overturned. Arsenal have been successful in their appeal against Lewis-Skelly’s straight red card in Saturday’s Premier League game at Wolves.
