MX23RW : Wednesday, December 11 19:51:48| >> :120:15695:15695:
[monks data]
Manchester City logo
Champions League | Group Stage
Dec 8, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Borussia Monchengladbach logo

4-2

Silva (16'), Sterling (79', 82'), Bony (85')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Korb (19'), Raffael (42')

Team News: Raheem Sterling leads line for Manchester City

Raheem Sterling will start in attack for Manchester City as Manuel Pellegrini's side host Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

Raheem Sterling will start in attack for Manchester City as Manuel Pellegrini's side host Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

The former Liverpool man spearheads the City side ahead of David Silva, Yaya Toure and Kevin De Bruyne in midfield, with Wilfried Bony dropping to the bench.

With City already assured of a place in the last 16, Toure returning as captain in place of Bony is one of four changes made by Pellegrini, as Fabian Delph also comes into the midfield for his first Champions League start to replace Fernando, who is left out of the squad entirely.

The other two changes in personnel come in defence, where Gael Clichy takes the place of his former Arsenal teammate Bacary Sagna at right-back, while Eliaquim Mangala is preferred to Martin Demichelis at centre-back.

For Borussia, who must better Sevilla's result at Juventus to finish third and earn a place in the Europa League, manager Andre Schubert has stuck with the same XI which became the first Bundesliga side to beat league leaders Bayern Munich this season on Saturday.

That means that top scorer Lars Stindl partners Raffael in attack and USA midfielder Fabian Johnson keeps his place alongside Granit Xhaka in midfield.

Manchester City: Hart; Clichy, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Delph; Silva, Toure, De Bruyne; Sterling
Subs: Caballero, Maffeo, Sagna, Adarabioyo, Celina, Navas, Bony

Borussia Monchengladbach: Sommer; Christensen, Korb, Elvedi, Wendt; Nordtveit, Dahoud, Johnson, Xhaka; Stindl, Raffael

Follow live commentary of the sides' final Group D clash on Sports Mole here.

ID:261277: cacheID:261277:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4246:
Written by
Tom Nightingale
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Retired Liverpool football club player Jamie Carragher arrives for a memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster at Anfield Stadium on April 15, 2014
Read Next:
Carragher blasts Man City defenders
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Liverpool660018
2B. Leverkusen641113
3Brest641113
4Aston Villa641113
5Inter Milan641113
6Lille641113
7Barcelona540112
8Dortmund540112
9Bayern640212
10Atletico640212
11Atalanta632111
12Arsenal531110
13Brugge631210
14Monaco531110
15Sporting Lisbon631210
16AC Milan53029
17Benfica53029
18Real Madrid63039
19Celtic62319
20Juventus52218
21Man City52218
22PSV62228
23Dinamo Zagreb62228
24PSG62137
25Feyenoord52127
26Stuttgart51134
27Sparta Prague51134
28Shakhtar61144
29Sturm Graz61053
30Girona61053
31Red Star51043
32Salzburg61053
33Bologna50141
34RB Leipzig60060
35Young Boys50050
36Slovan Bratislava60060


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!