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The City boss could rotate his squad to keep players fresh for the meeting with the Spanish giants. Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane will be unavailable for the Blues but Aymeric Laporte starts after also featuring against West Ham.
Manchester City team: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Fernandinho (C), Mendy, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne , Bernardo, Aguero Subs: Bravo, Stones , Jesus, Silva, Cancelo, Otamendi, Foden
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Massive three points for City .
Real Madrid, away, next.
Leicester 0-1 Man City Marcus Banks ‘ 1 – Perez on, Fuchs off
Last throw of the dice for Brendan Rodgers.
City holding on so far.
Leicester 0-1 Man City
Great play by Jesus who almost picks out Mahrez.
Bernardo finds himself in space but slips when making contact and his shot goes wide.
City holding on.
Leicester 0-1 Man City Marcus Banks
Second sub for Leicester.
Leicester 0-1 Man City
VAR check is over.
The goal is awarded.
City are ahead.
Mahrez picks out Jesus.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
Leicester again on the break with Vardy.
His cross is overhit though.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
City’s second sub
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks – ‘Chance for Leicester
Leicester causing problems down the left again.
Otamendi deals with the danger this time.
41 to go.
Leicester 0-0 Man City (Marcus Banks)
Bernardo fashions a corner.
Crossed straight into the hands of Schmeichel.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks 2019 – – Vardy goes close
Pereira clips it over the top.
Vardy catches it sweetly on the volley but its wide.
Leicester 0-0 Man City
A penny for Ederson’s thoughts down the other end.
That wasn’t the penalty of a player with much confidence from 38 yards, if Schmeichel guessed right he was always saving it.
This is becoming a major issue for City.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
Aguero has the chance to make amends but Schmeichel saves again.
Wonderful pass from Mahrez.
Leicester 0-0 Man City
Aguero misses from the spot.
Schmeichel saves.
Really poor penalty .
City have a pen after VAR check for handball.
Aguero to take.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
Gundogan’s strike hits the arm of a Leicester man.
VAR check.
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Guardiola isn’t happy with his side’s performance.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
‘- Otamendi about to come on (
City are preparing their first sub.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Tyrone Marshall
A blank at the break means City have now scored just twice in their last minutes of football and they rarely looked liked finding a breakthrough in that first half.
Ilkay Gundogan wasted the best chance, but beyond that the Blues have struggled to break down one of the Premier League’s best defences.
Given Real Madrid’s defensive record that has to be a concern and Guardiola will be desperate to see some fluidity return to his side in this minutes.
Leicester 0-0 Man City
Rodri nicks the ball s uperbly and picks out De Bruyne.
Fierce drive from the Belgian is saved well by Schmeichel.
City exposed down the left again.
Leicester break and have men over in the box but Vardy attempts to flick the ball on and takes it out of Maddison’s path.
Leicester 0-0 Man City
Laporte caught out again.
Barnes can only cross into Ederson.
City are awarded a free-kick.
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
69 ‘- Barnes on, Iheanacho off
First substitution of the game.
Harvey Barnes replaces Iheanacho.
Leicester get us underway for the second half …
Leicester 0-0 Man City
Leicester 0-0 Man City Marcus Banks
(Leicester 0: 0 Man City HT)
Touches: 542 – 720
Total Shots: 6-7
Shots on target: 3 – 2
Possession: 4% – 6%
Aerials Won: 3 – 5
Tackles Won: 5 – 7
Total passes: 719 –
Clearances: – 7
Interceptions: 6 – 6 ()
Leicester 0-0 Man City KEY EVENT
Ederson Alert to stop Maddison free kick 7
Walker
(Fernandinho) (class until Iheanacho did him 7
(Laporte) Makes City so much more secure 8
Mendy Real danger down left 7
(Rodri) (fighting for midfield control 6)
(De Bruyne) some real quality moments 8
Gundogan awful left-footed finish 5
(Mahrez) booed but sometimes dangerous 6
(Aguero) another anonymous performance 5
Mahrez smashes a free kick wide with the last kick of the half.
Vardy’s early chance remains the closest Anyone who came to breaking the deadlock.
City definitely grew into the game but it remains goalless at the King Power.
De Bruyne finds Aguero who scores but the flag is raised.
Two minutes have been added on.
Leicester 0-0 Man City
After som e treatment, he’s back on the pitch.
City are under pressure again as Pereira tests Ederson but his shot was comfortable for the Brazilian.
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