Reuniting eight years on from a 12-goal aggregate thriller in the 2016-17 Champions League last 16, Monaco and Manchester City square off in league-phase action at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday.
The Citizens strolled to a 2-0 win over 10-man Napoli first up, while Adi Hutter's men were embarrassed 4-1 by Club Brugge, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
MONACO vs. MAN CITY
MONACO
Out: Paul Pogba (fitness), Lukas Hradecky (knee), Lamine Camara (ankle), Denis Zakaria (groin), Aleksandr Golovin (hamstring), Aladji Bamba (unspecified)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kohn; Vanderson, Dier, Kehrer, Henrique; Akliouche, Coulibaly, Teze, Fati; Balogun, Biereth
MAN CITY
Out: Rayan Cherki (thigh), Abdukodir Khusanov (ankle), Rayan Ait-Nouri (unspecified), Omar Marmoush (knee)
Doubtful: Rodri (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Stones, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Bobb, Silva, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland