On Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League - another eight matches of the group stage of the 4th round. Perhaps the most interesting match awaits in Manchester, where "Manchester City" and Moscow CSKA will compete for important points. "Man City" - CSKA Tournament: UEFA Champions League (4th round) Stadium: "Etihad" (Manchester) Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece) Date and time: 2014-11-05, 21:45. A few weeks ago, the first meeting ended in a painful point loss for the "Man City" club, which led 2-0 after the first half in Moscow, but the CSKA players showed character and equalized in the second half. In Group E, the situation is a bit easier for the "Bayern" team from Munich, which confidently holds the first place with 9 points. Meanwhile, "Manchester City" with 2 points occupies the third position and is behind the "Roma" club in second place by 2 points. The loss of points against CSKA is vital for Manuel Pellegrini's men because their last two group matches await against the powerful "Roma" and "Bayern" clubs. CSKA's situation in this group is also not enviable, but the Russians have been considered underdogs since the beginning of the tournament, and finishing in fourth place would not be a tragedy. However, the Moscow team should fight in Manchester for 3 points. In the last English Premier League match, "Manchester City" played successfully, winning 1-0 at home against "Manchester United". However, before the Manchester derby, the "Citizens" had suffered defeats against "West Ham" and "Newcastle". In the last Russian Premier League match, CSKA had to admit defeat to their opponents. The multiple Russian champions were defeated at their own stadium by St. Petersburg's "Zenit", who had former "Man City" midfielder Javi Garcia among their ranks. M.Pellegrini will have to do without midfielder David Silva and left-back Aleksandar Kolarov in the Champions League. Meanwhile, CSKA's team will still be without Rasmus Elm and Kirill Panchenko. "Man City" can gain confidence from the fact that no Russian team has managed to win in England in the Champions League since September 1995 when Moscow's "Spartak" defeated the now defunct "Blackburn Rovers" team. Match prediction: "Man City" should not need any additional motivation for these matches as their position in the Champions League could depend on them. The "Citizens" will play at their stronghold and should easily prove superiority against the Russians. Prediction - 3:0. Predicted starting lineups: "Man City": Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Eliaquim Mangala, Gael Clichy, Jesus Navas, Yaya Toure, Fernando, James Milner, Edin Dzeko, Sergio Aguero. CSKA: Akinfeev, Schennikov, Ignashevich, Berezutski, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Natcho, Dzagoev, Eremenko, Milanov, Musa. Summary of the first match:
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