Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
27/10/2020
04:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Man City
After coming from behind to beat Porto 3-1 in their Champions League opener, Manchester City will be looking to retain top position in Group C when they take on Olympique Marseille at Stade Velodrome on Tuesday evening. The Citizens were anything but impressive in the triumph over Porto, and it is more than obvious that Pep Guardiola’s troops have yet to find their best form in the 2020/21 season.
Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho and Mendy remain in the recovery room, while centre-back Ake is rated doubtful for the Marseille game. The Ligue 1 outfit, on the other hand, were more than unfortunate not to grab something from their Champions League opener, with Olympiakos scoring the winner in the stoppage time. Olympique Marseille face an uphill task in their second group game, and we do not believe that they are capable of matching the Premier League giants behind closed doors despite Man City’s poor form.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Man City):
Manchester City are the lest famous of the two major clubs based in Manchester. The club was founded in 1880, but they have been struggling in the English Premier League in the past. Nonetheless, ever since the club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the Citizens have been playing an important role in the English top flight.
Manchester City won two Premier League trophies under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini (2011/2012 and 2013/2014), but both managers eventually paid the price for some disappointing results. Man City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium and the stadium capacity is 55,097.
Manchester United are regarded as Manchester City’s biggest rivals and the likes of Kun Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Uwe Rosler, Yaya Toure, Sylvain Distin are some of the most remarkable players that played for the Etihad Stadium outfit. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles and five FA Cup trophies and it has to be noted that they made it to the Champions League semis in the 2015/2016 season.
