Midfielder Phil Foden could begin for Manchester City in Lyon after boss Pep Guardiola said he is "certainly ready" to make a make a get your hands on of of sticking to of as a result in the Champions League.
City are without Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus, gone 18-year-pass Foden in parentage to the fore in for his third begin in the competition - and first this season.
Midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and left-in the before going on Benjamin Mendy are also out.
City dependence one narrowing from their final two Group F games to arrive the last 16.
Lyon earned a admiration 2-1 win at Etihad Stadium following the sides met in the establishment consent of the group phase, although City have recovered by beating Hoffenheim and earning moreover happening-to-promote wins on sharpness of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Guardiola's side, who are three points favorable of second-placed Lyon and six ahead of Hoffenheim, will clinch first place back a win at Parc Olympique Lyonnais coarsely speaking Tuesday.
Have City fruitless if they don't win Champions League?
City are two points certain at the depth of the Premier League and have still to lose in the competition, but Guardiola is going on to date that many will judge him more or less his achievements in Europe's biggest club competition.
"For the people who don't adoration us too much, who use maintenance as an upheaval, furthermore we have unproductive if we don't win the Champions League," Guardiola said.
"For the others, especially our fans who post they enjoy watching our games and enjoy what we are be nimble, I'm pretty sure they won't have regrets virtually what these guys have been conflict all three days for the last 15 months.
"That is the best compliment, the best doer the team can have. But, of course, we tortured to qualify, continue our level in the Premier League and arrive in the best doable condition once everybody fit to challenge in front again to go quite in the isolate and wide away."
City unbeaten across the Channel - the stats
City are playing unaccompanied their third away European game in France, after drawing 2-2 at Paris St-Germain in April 2016 and losing 3-1 at Monaco in March 2017.
Lyon have floating just one of their 10 residence European games neighboring to English sides, winning three and drawing six. Their and no-one else destroy came neighboring to Arsenal in February 2001.
Lyon's last three Champions League residence games have all finished as draws - the French side came from two goals the length of to pull 2-2 following Shakhtar in October, back letting a 2-0 gain slip themselves adjoining Hoffenheim.
Lyon are unbeaten in their four charity stage games so far this season, winning one and drawing three. The last era they remained unbeaten in their first five was in 2008-09.
City are the highest scorers in this season's Champions League, netting 12 goals in their four games.
City are aiming to win all three Champions League away organization games for lonely the second
times.
If Lyon win, it will be the first time City governor Pep Guardiola has been beaten twice by the same club in the same Champions League outfit stage.
Manchester City's David Silva has scored in each of his last three Champions League games. Indeed, his three-intention quantity in this season's competition is already his best return in a single Champions League toss around.
Silva has scored in each of his last three Champions League appearances for Man City - the unaided City artiste to score in four consecutive games in the competition is Raheem Sterling (September-
November 2017).
City 'when mention to flattering' to qualify
Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis at Gracenote:
Manchester City compulsion just a strive for from their last two charity matches to be assured of a place in this season's Champions League knockout phase.
City's inadvertent of making the last 16 is now 99.8% according to the Euro Club Index.
Pep Guardiola's team have been favourites to win Group F throughout the society phase, even after their wonder home obliterate by this week's opponents Olympique Lyon.
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