Manchester City are set to battle it out with Danish side FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 match on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
The defending champions comfortably made it to the knockout stage after finishing at the top of Group G which also had Leipzig, Young Boys and Crvena Zvezda.
The Cityzens won all their six matches, scoring an impressive 18 goals in the process and conceding only seven.
On the other hand, Copenhagen only sneaked into the last 16 from Group A at the expense of favorites Manchester United and Turkish giants Galatasaray.
Copenhagen, who are under the management of former Danish player Jacob Neestrup’s, amassed 8 points in the process, narrowly beating Galatasaray in their final group match to progress.
The crunch fixture comes at a time when both Manchester City and Copenhagen are enjoying fine form.
The Cityzens picked up a 2-0 win over a struggling Everton side in the Premier League over the weekend while the hosts hammered Molde in an Atlantic Cup match on Thursday.
Here are the key details you need to grasp ahead of the upcoming match.
What time does FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City start?
The match is scheduled to start at 11 PM on Tuesday at Parken Stadium.
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City Team News
Guardiola will have the pleasure of picking any starting eleven he wants since City will visit Parken Stadium with a fully fit squad.
Kevin De Bruyne, who missed a large part of the first half of the 2023/2024 season, has fully recovered and he has so far caused numerous problems for the opponents. He has already scored a couple of goals for the Cityzens and provided several assists to his teammates.
Phil Foden is also on fire as well as Norwegian forward Erling Haaland. Foden recently scored a hat-trick against Brentford in a Premier League game with Haaland ending his goal drought with a brace over the weekend.
On the other hand, Copenhagen will miss the services of one of their star men Lukas Lerager, who was suspended after netting the winner against Galatasaray.
Neestrup may give the likes of Oscar Hojlund and Victor Claesson a chance to shine in the absence of Lerager.
Besides the latter, Birger Meling (muscular), Davit Khocholava (knee) and Theo Sander (knee) are all expected to miss the match due to injuries.
Possible Starting Lineups
FC Copenhagen: Grabara, Jelert, Diks, Vavro, Ankersen, Falk, Claesson, Goncalves, Elyounoussi, Bardghji, Achouri
Manchester City: Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Stones, Walker, Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Doku, Alvarez
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City Head-to-head
Manchester City and FC Copenhagen have played against each other four times since 2009 with the Cityzens registering two wins. Two of those fixtures ended in a draw.
FC Copenhagen: 0
Draws: 2
Manchester City: 2
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City Current Form
FC Copenhagen: LDWLW
Manchester City: WWWWW
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City Prediction
Manchester are currently the best club in the world with more than enough machinery to hurt any side including FC Copenhagen.
Moreover, the multiple Premier League winners have a genius coach who is not easy to beat, something which makes them favorites in Tuesday’s clash.
This week’s fixtures (All games kick off at 2300EAT)
Tuesday 13 February
Copenhagen vs Man City
Leipzig vs Real Madrid
Wednesday 14 February
Paris vs Real Sociedad
Lazio vs Bayern