{"id":1192239,"date":"2021-02-24T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1192239"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:13:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:13:13","slug":"man-city-best-players-style-of-play-stats-tactics-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-city-best-players-style-of-play-stats-tactics-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Pep Guardiola’s “Wenger gambit” help Man City see off Gladbach en route to European glory?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City head into their round-of-16 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach full of hope that this might finally be the year that they claim Champions League glory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

City have been questing for Europe’s top prize for the last decade but have never really come close, which has been especially surprising given the sustained brilliance they have shown under Pep Guardiola’s management.<\/p>\n

However, the Sky Blues have always found a way to shoot themselves in the foot, like against Liverpool, or Spurs, or even Lyon last year. It’s been baffling to watch such a brilliant side behave so badly. But there is every chance that 2020\/21 could actually be their year. Why? because now they’ve started doing something differently: defending.<\/p>\n

And their defending is the main reason behind City being favourites to win the Champions League this season, with Sky Bet offering 11\/4<\/a> for them to go all the way, ahead of Bayern Munich (10\/3<\/a>) and Paris Saint-Germain (5\/1<\/a>). For this particular tie, Man City are 1\/20<\/a> with get past Gladbach and reach the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

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