Guardiola Surprised Double: Mancity

It is the so-called hammer start in the so-called hammer group : RB Leipzig opens his Champions League preliminary round, in which Paris St. Germain and Club are still waiting for Manschester City (Wednesday, 9 pm, live! At Champions League ). What does the Eleven expect from Jesse Marsch at the English master and previous year's finalist? A preview in five questions and answers.

How is MANCITY in shape?

Already pretty good again. The defeats in the community shield (0: 1 against Leicester) and on the first Premier League game day (0: 1 against Tottenham) was followed by ManCity three convincing victories at 11: 0 goals. The Citizens, apart from 118 million euro new entry Jack Greaseh and the farewell to Rekordtorjäger Sergio Aguero personally changed personally in summer, are just recorded as never: For the first time, trainer Pep Guardiola started the same start in three consecutive league games.

While Greagesth has seamlessly inserted into the offensive game, the best defensive the preseason in four playing just five shots on his own goal. Guardiola knows: The true reason why we were master last year was that we were incredibly stable. The centerpiece is still internally defending Ruben Dias, who won the UEFA award as the best defender of the Champions League season 2020/21.

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What is the personnel situation?

Pretty bad - from Leipziger view. Because to replacement keepers Zack Steffen are all mancity professionals fit, also Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden sat on Saturday at the 1-0 victory in Leicester after their weeklong forces for the first time again on the bank. Well possible so that Guardiola will adjust his starting eleven against Leipzig a little.

Where does Mancity still have problems?

It is still unclear how much mancity has weakened that Aguero is no longer there, above all, that Harry Kane (and also Cristiano Ronaldo) has not come. Most recently, Guardiola set on wing sprayer Ferran Torres as a number 9, which showed good approaches in this roll. The 21-year-old Germany fright (keyword 6: 0) is the only one at Manciness with more than a goal this season (two). In total, nine players were responsible for the eleven hits - may already be an indication that the goal shooting stays spread on many shoulders this season.

What the Leipzig will certainly be particularly assessed in your preparation is mancity's behavior at counter. Leicester broke three times dangerously on Saturday through the side of left-back Joao Cancelo (, etc. Latten and aiming gate), which was used to intensively turned into the offensive game, but not always optimally secured. ManciS high-standing defensive chain can crush opponents, but also invite.

Which player is particularly focus?

The surprise of the first weeks is maybe Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese actually wanted to go away after a bumpy preseason, then stayed and suddenly set to the midfielder series. We are glad that he stayed, said Guardiola after the Leicester game over his scorers, who now sounds like this: I love the club, I love my teammates, I love football here.

Our heavy group game becomes the first against Leipzig.

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Whether he still thinks when he has to go back to the bank? When Guardiola said in the summer, there was a game in his luxury cadre, who need to understand that they can not stay if they want to make every game, was particularly understood as a hint for Bernardo Silva.

What does Pep Guardiola say?

The coach has settled: Our heavy group match becomes the first against Leipzig, said Guardiola surprising at the weekend, That's the most important thing in the group stage. About Paris St. Germain, the upgraded second Champions League opponent for ex-protégling Lionel Messi, he not thought of a second . The fact that Leipzig has lost some service providers including coaches and is with three points Bundesliga twelftry, nothing changes: I know their rhythm, their quality, their pace, says Guardiola. That will be a good test.

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