By Gustavo Castilho
Teams that experience opposite situations in the season go with maximum focus to the confrontation
Manchester City visit Borussia Monchengladbach in Budapest, Hungary, for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The ball will roll at 17h, Brasília time. The command is from Borussia, but the departure will be in Eastern Europe because the German government did not allow the English entry because of the covid-19.
The teams live completely opposite moments in the national championships. Manchester City is the Premier League leader with 59 points, ten more than rival United, and has not lost English in 17 games, with 13 consecutive wins. For the next duel, City counts on the returns of Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne, in addition to Rodri and Foden, who were spared at the weekend. The only embezzlement on Pep Guardiola’s team must be that of Nathan Aké, injured,
In Alemão, Borussia M’gladbach is only eighth with 33 points and has not won in four games. The team is nine points from the qualifying zone for the next Champions League. Despite this, the club has already shown its strength, as it advanced in the group where it had Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United. Without absences, the team goes with maximum strength for the game against City.
