Preview
Champions League minnows Viktoria Plzen are next on the list as a savage Manchester City side look to humiliate at home once again.
The blues have already been signed, sealed and delivered into the last sixteen and will be hopeful of treating their fans to yet another exhibition on home turf come Wednesday night.
The tie may bear no real importance, but for one Englishmen, it could determine his future in the sky blue of Manchester City. Following City's 6-0 slaying of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon, Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that Joe Hart would regain his place between the sticks in Manchester City's penultimate Champions League group fixture. Rumours regarding a swap deal involving Stoke City's Asmir Begovic have been palmed away by the Chilean who insists the England No.1 will not be leaving in January.
Joe Hart will start for Manchester City on Wednesday night.
The fixture also presents Pavel Vrba's side with an appetising opportunity to demolish City's spectacular home record which has seen them net 32 times in Champions League and Premier League fixtures so far this season.
As for the Czech side, they too have enjoyed a recent run of form. Plzen have netted 8 times in their last three games which, worryingly for City, have all been away from home and have all been won by Vrba's men.
Manuel Pellegrini may be tempted into fielding a new look XI in preparation for Sunday's Premier League fixture with Swansea City, but it's clear that eyes will be planted firmly on one man in particular on Wednesday night.
Good luck, Joe!
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Line-Up
Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Stevan Jovetic and Jack Rodwell are all ten days away from full fitness according to Manuel Pellegrini and the line-up could be back to normal come Sunday. The Belgian skipper returned to training on Monday and his influence will be instrumental in pushing City towards the title they so badly desire.
Vincent Kompany returned to training on Monday.
John Guidetti was named on the bench for City's victory over Spurs on Sunday and could make the starting line-up on Wednesday night.
Key Players
Joe Hart
All eyes will be on the goalkeeper on Wednesday night as he makes a return to the starting line-up. Rumours and criticism have circled around the stopper like a swarm of flies and Hart will have to swat them away in a fixture that could save his Manchester City career.
Stanislav Tecl
The striker has netted 6 times for Plzen this season and will be the visitors main threat going forward.
