Manchester City face Sevilla in their opening Champions League group-stage clash on Tuesday evening.
The Premier League champions were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Aston Villa at the weekend, with Leon Bailey canceling out Erling Haaland's opener and 10th league strike this season.
With crunch games against Tottenham, Borussia Dortmund and Wolves looming in the next two weeks, Pep Guardiola will be keen on avoiding any slip-ups and to return to winning ways in Seville.
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City reached the Champions League final for the first time in the club's history in 2021 but were beaten narrowly by Chelsea in the final in Porto.
The Blues went past Sporting Lisbon and Atletico Madrid in the knockout stages last season before Real Madrid sent Guardiola's men crashing in dramatic fashion in the semi-final.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City to a 4-3 lead after the opening leg at the Etihad Stadium.
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However, the Etihad outfit were guilty of missing a series of clear chances and Madrid did well to enter the telling leg with a sole one-goal deficit after being outplayed for large quarters in the first leg.
Riyad Mahrez's second half strike seemed to have put the tie to bed at the Santiago Bernabeu but a late collapse from the visitors saw Carlo Ancelotti's men score twice late on to force extra time.
A brace from Rodrygo turned the tide in Madrid's favour before Karim Benzema converted from the penalty spot to sent Los Blancos to the final in Porto.
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Sevilla team news
Fernando and Erik Lamela missed some training sessions this week as it remains to be seen if the pair can overcome muscle fatigue to feature on Tuesday.
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Sevilla, who suffered a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday, will miss Jesus Corona and Marcao but former Manchester United star Adnan Januzaj and Karim Rekik are in contention.
Manchester City team news
John Stones and Kyle Walker have not travelled with the squad to Spain, with Guardiola unsure over the latter's chances of being available to face Tottenham this weekend.
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Manuel Akanji looks set to make his Manchester City debut after completing a reported £15 million switch from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day.
Sergio Gomez could feature at left-back as Joao Cancelo looks set to take Walker's place on the right side of defence, with Nathan Ake also an option down the left.
Topics: Manchester City, Premier League, La Liga, Champions League, Sevilla, UEFA, Pep Guardiola, Julen Lopetegui, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Joao Cancelo, Jack Grealish
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