Manchester City vs Sparta Praha
Champions League this season
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| GP | P | GD | ||
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| 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 28 | 6 | 4 | -11 |
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Manchester City eye 33-game unbeaten home run in UCL as Praha visits.
In their first-ever meeting, Manchester City aims to extend their impressive home unbeaten streak in the UEFA Champions League against a confident Sparta Praha, who are riding high on back-to-back victories and a tenacious start to the tournament.
Manchester City
Manchester City's controversial 2-1 win over Wolves in stoppage time was the talk of the weekend, as it left the Sky Blues with a three-game winning run [WDWWW]. They will be looking to extend this streak in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday when they face Praha, following a commanding 4-0 victory over Bratislava on Match Day 2.
This was the club's first win in the competition this season, having previously drawn 1-1 with Inter on Match Day 1. City is currently in 8th place in the UCL league phase table, ahead of their first-ever meeting with Praha on Wednesday.
Despite Praha being unfamiliar opponents, City will be eager to maintain their unbeaten run at home in the UEFA Champions League, which now stands at 33 games [28W, 4D, 0L]. Additionally, City emerged victorious in their only previous encounters with a Czechia side in the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League group stage, defeating Viktoria Plzen 3-0 away and 4-2 at home.
City is expected to field a 4-2-3-1 formation with Erling Haaland leading the attack. Kevin De Bruyne remains sidelined, while both Oscar Bobb and Rodri, who is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury, will not participate in this fixture.
Sparta Praha
Sparta Praha are surprisingly in 10th place, just two places below Manchester City by goal difference while having an equal number of points, 4 [1W, 1D, 0L]. The Czech side is feeling confident, especially after securing back-to-back victories [WLDWW] in all competitions, with the most recent being a 2-1 win over Liberec.
On UCL MD 2, Praha managed a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart, coming from behind after conceding an early goal. This result followed an impressive 3-0 win over Leipzig on the competition's opening day.
While a victory over City might seem unlikely, Praha can draw some inspiration from City's recent Premier League encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where City almost dropped points. Additionally, Sparta Praha are unbeaten in their last three UEFA Champions League games [1W, 2D, 0L], and could extend this streak to four matches without losing for the first time since October 2001 [3W, 2D, 0L].
A 3—4—3 formation featuring Albion Rrahmani at the center of the attack is expected against Manchester City.
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