Manchester City will hope to avoid a calamitous collapse when they welcome Sporting Lisbon to the Etihad Stadium for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday night.
The Citizens stormed to a 5-0 victory in the first leg on the Portuguese champions' turf and already have one foot firmly in the quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition.
Pep Guardiola also oversaw a 4-1 victory over Manchester United in Sunday's Premier League derby, which has opened up a six-point lead for the holders at the summit.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Man City's injury and suspension news ahead of the second leg.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Ruben Dias picked up a hamstring injury against Peterborough United in the FA Cup earlier this month and has been ruled out for four to six weeks.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knock
Possible return date: Unknown
Nathan Ake was also absent from the Manchester derby due to a knock that he picked up in the FA Cup, and the Dutch defender is not expected back in time for Wednesday.
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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Sporting)
Zack Steffen is thought to have a strong chance of coming back from his back problem in time to make the squad on Wednesday, but it would still be surprising to see him start the contest.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Foot
Possible return date: March 14 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Cole Palmer is closing in on a return from a troublesome foot injury, and while he will not be available here, Guardiola is confident that the teenager will return to training at some point this week.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Illness
Possible return date: Unknown
Guardiola revealed at his pre-match press conference that Joao Cancelo would miss out on Wednesday due to illness, and it remains to be seen when the Portuguese will return.
MAN CITY'S SUSPENSION LIST
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Possible return date: Unknown
Subject to a police charge, left-back Benjamin Mendy remains suspended by the Citizens.
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Possible return date: March 14 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Kyle Walker was sent off in Man City's final group game against RB Leipzig and is serving the second of a three-game European ban this week.
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