Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Schalke 04
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2019
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-3
Manchester City
Despite dropping four points in the group stages of the Champions League, Manchester City eventually made it to the last 16 of the elite competition. The Citizens have been in a splendid form of late and the fact that they hammered Chelsea 6-0 in their last league match is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the trip to Gelsenkirchen. Pep Guardiola’s men aim to get their job done in the first leg and we are positive that the Catalan tactician is going to field the best possible side against die Knappen. Schalke have nothing to lose in the tie against the star-studded Premier League side and we predict that they are going to adopt an attack-minded approach in the VELTINS-Arena clash. Anyhow, given the quality of the away side, we do not believe that the Germans are capable of making a miracle in Gelsenkirchen.
Highlighted Player (Amine Harit):
Amine Harit is a French-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Schalke 04 in Bundesliga. Born in Pontoise (France) on June 18, 1997, Harit began his youth career in the suburbs of Paris, learning the football basics with Argentuil C.O.
After spending four years at Esperance Paris 19eme, the attacking midfielder moved to famous French club Paris Saint-Germain. However, he quickly returned to Esperance Paris 19eme and in 2011 he joined fellow French club Red Star. One year later he moved to Nantes, where he ended his youth career.
Amine Harit continued playing for les Canaris at senior level and after scoring one goal in 30 league games for Nantes, he signed a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Harit made two appearances for France U21 team, but he represents Morocco at senior level. The attacking midfielder, who is used as a winger as well, made his Morocco debut on October 7, 2017 against Gabon in the 2018 FIFA world cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Manchester 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.
