Manchester City will look to stop their slide when they play host to Feyenoord in an important Champions League matchday at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. While Pep Guardiola’s charges are looking to redeem themselves after that shock loss in the Premier League, Feyenoord will be hoping to provide another upsets though with a depleted squad.
Manchester City: Out for Redemption
The reigning Premier League champions are enduring a nightmare run, with five consecutive defeats across all competitions. Their latest setback—a 4-0 drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur—marked their worst Premier League home defeat under Guardiola.
Key concerns:
League Form: Slipped outside the top 10 in the 36-team Champions League league phase after a 4-1 loss to Sporting Lisbon.
Home Fortress: City is unbeaten in their last 33 Champions League home games, excluding those shootout defeats.
Coming into this match in 10th place in the Champions League standings, Guardiola’s men are under pressure for this much-needed win to restore confidence in their camp.
Feyenoord: Strong on the Road
Dutch champions Feyenoord arrive in Manchester in better form, having claimed dominant Eredivisie victories over Almere City (4-1) and Heerenveen (3-0). However, their Champions League campaign has been inconsistent, with six points from four games.
Highlights:
Feyenoord has performed great away, defeating Girona 3-2 and Benfica 3-1 on the road.
A win at the Etihad would seal their first-ever three-game Champions League away win streak.
While the Dutch contingent come into this tie on the back of a 3-1 home loss to Red Bull Salzburg, they are a good team with a penchant for rising to the occasion away from home.
Team News
Manchester City
Injury List of City:
Rodri (acl), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (unspecified)
Ruben Dias will most probably miss out because of his calf, and Jeremy Doku remains doubtful for this game.
Kevin De Bruyne was bright in his cameo off the bench against Tottenham and could be recalled to the starting lineup. Guardiola may also shuffle the backline by introducing Nathan Ake, who can add more solidity.
Predicted lineups
Manchester city
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Stones, Ake; Nunes, Lewis; Savinho, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland
Feyenoord
Feyenoord has an injury crisis, with as many as eight players possibly absent, including key contributors:
Santiago Gimenez (hip), Justin Bijlow (muscle), and captain Quinten Timber (ankle) are serious doubts.
Chris-Kevin Nadje is suspended after seeing red in their defeat to Salzburg.
Despite the setbacks, Feyenoord will continue looking up to in-form players such as Igor Paixao to challenge City.
Feynoord
Wellenreuther; Nieuwkoop, Trauner, Hancko, Smal; Hwang, Zerrouki, Milambo; Moussa, Carranza, Paixao
Match Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Feyenoord
Recent slumps by City may cast aspersions of doubt, but the quality in their squad and Feyenoord’s injury woes give the hosts the clear advantage. Guardiola’s side ought to capitalize on the defensive frailties of their visitors-Feyenoord has kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 Champions League games. City should get back to business with a comfortable win.
