Manchester City are facing an extremely difficult task to defeat the German giant Bayern Munich, in order to to sustain their chances of qualifying further in the Champions League. The Citizens still have not won in the tournament this season, while Bayern are the leader in the group, after 4 consecutive successes. Certainly, we can expect a spectacular clash between the English and the German champions.
In the previous match between the two teams, Bayern reached a difficult victory with 1:0, after a goal in the last minutes of the game. The expectations for many goals then weren`t met, but this time, it seems that we will see a clash with lots of goals. Recently, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are showing good goal scoring abilities, as especially impressive are the results of the Bavarians. They score an average of 2.63 goals per game, while City achieve an average of 1.75 goals.
With only 2 points earned and an unconvincing performance in the tournament, the champions of England are threatened to leave early the Champions League. Now, they have a great opportunity to reveal their qualities against a huge team such as Bayern. A good match and a good victory are needed by all in the City squad and especially by manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Both teams know each other quite well, as in recent years they are common opponents in the Champions League. This will be the sixth match between them, Bayern has 3 wins, against 2 for Manchester City. Excluding the last meeting, which ended at 1:0, in all other matches between them were scored at least 2 goals.
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