As told Pep Guardiola, Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero could have a place at least as a substitute in the match between the Manchester City and the Marsella Olympic this Wednesday for the last date of group C of the Champions League. So far this season Agüero only played 190 minutes due to his various physical complaints. He had recently reappeared after four months, following his arthroscopy in June.
Manchester City of England and Olympique de Marseille of France meet for date 6 of group C of the Champions League in a meeting that will not change much in the table. The thing is, City and Porto have already secured their pass to the next round. Those of Guardiola have 13 units and are leaders while those of Portugal have 10 units. Marseille will play the possibility of entering the Europa League, since it has the same number of points as the Greek Olympiakos (3 pts.).
The City technical director, Spanish Pep Guardiola, was asked about the possibility of having Agüero at least among the substitutes, to which he replied: “Tomorrow we will decide on Agüero. Maybe he’s at the bank. We’ll see how your body reacts, not just your knee. The important thing is that in the last three or four days, he has trained with the rest of the group and the discomfort has been disappearing, “said Pep.
Little activity for Kun
After undergoing an arthroscopy on June 25 where the external meniscus of his left knee was repaired, ‘Kun’ Agüero was present in only two Premier League games and two Champions League games this season. These were 65 minutes against Arsenal, 45 minutes against West Ham and 68 minutes against Porto and 12 minutes against Olympiakos. Before the loss of Agüero and also that of Gabriel Jesús, the DT chose to use the young Ferrán Torres, a Spaniard who has been adding minutes.
Possible Lineups
The Manchester City it would go as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, García, Zinchenko; Rodri, Fernandinho, Torres, Silva, Foden; Jesus. DT: Guardiola. Meanwhile he Oylimpique of Marseille iría así: Mandanda; Sakai, Álvaro, Ćaleta-Car, Amavi; Cuisance, Kamara, Rongier; Thauvin, Benedetto, Payet. DT: Villas Boas. Stadium: Etihad Stadium. Schedule: 5pm (Argentina).
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