Venue: Etihad
Stadium
Time: 19:45
GMT
Manchester City are trusting history won't do again itself
when they have Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Luis Suarez looks set to play his first match in England
since leaving Liverpool to join Barcelona in the mid year, in Tuesday's
Champions League last-16 first leg at Manchester City.
Wilfried Bony could make his first begin for Manchester City
in the wake of falling off the seat amid their triumph over Newcastle on
Saturday.
Yaya Toure will serve his last session of suspension in the
wake of being sent off against CSKA Moscow in the group stage.
Luis Enrique has about a full squad of players to pick from
against Manchester City, however Thomas Vermaelen is as yet lost through
damage.
Match
Facts
This is just the 2nd time Manchester City and Barcelona will
meet in European rivalry. The primary was precisely at the same stage last
season when the Catalans beat Manuel Pellegrini 4-1 on total, which incorporated
a 2-0 win at the Etihad.
Manchester City has arrived at the knockout phases of the
Champions League for the second season running. However, they have never made
it past the last 16.
Barcelona has made it to the knockout phases of the
Champions League for the 11th sequential campaign. They have constantly made it
at any rate to the quarter finals in the last seven seasons.
Barcelona have won their last four Champions League matches,
just Real Madrid are right now on a more drawn out run (9 wins).
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