Kevin De Bruyne, Laporte and John Stones will be absent from Manchester City in the match against RB Leipzig, valid for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16
O manchester city will have weight shortages for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions Leagueaway from home against RB Leipzig. The team of guardiola will not be able to count on Kevin De Bruyne, laporte It is John Stones, who didn’t even travel with the group and stayed in England. The reason for the absence of athletes was due to injury.
Defender Stones was expected to be left out of the squad due to physical problems, however it came as a huge surprise when De Bruyne, the best player in the City squad, was not seen with the rest of the squad embarking on the road to Germany, where the game takes place this Wednesday, at 5 pm, at Leipzig’s home.
To replace the three players and close the delegation with 22 athletes, Pep Guardiola called Nico O’Reilly, Shea Charles and Alex Robertson, youths from the Citizens academy and who have received few minutes in the professional team since they were promoted. It’s expected that Gundogan be De Bruyne’s replacement in the first team, but nothing is certain yet.
Ruben Dias It is Bernardo Silva, which were doubts for the match, were related and should play normally, without any kind of restriction for the Portuguese duo of the cast. City arrive packed for the duel against the Germans, but life for the English will not be easy, as Leipzig is also going through a good moment of the season.
Source: sportbuzz
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