Eliaquim Mangala available again, with Manu Garcia and Brandon Barker also included in squad
Dynamo Kiev vs Manchester City
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Date: 7.45pm, Wednesday 24th February 2016
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistants: P Devis, R Palomar Fourth Official: R Martinez
Odds: Kiev 3/1, Draw 12/5, City 11/10
Tickets: Sold out
TV: BT Sport
Dynamo Kiev
Manager: Serhiy Rebrov
Squad (from): Shovkovskiy, Rybka, Bushchan, Danilo Silva, Khacheridi, Dragovic, Vida, Burda, Makarenko, Veloso, Petrovic, Sydorchuk, Rybalka, Garmash, Gusev, Kranjcar, Buyalskiy, González, Yarmolenko, Moraes, Kravets, Teodorczyk
Injured: Morozyuk
Doubtful: Yarmolenko, Rybka, Sydorchuk
Suspended: Antunes
Form guide: WWWWWW
Manchester City
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
Squad (from): Caballero, Hart, Wright, Clichy, Demichelis, Kolarov, Kompany, Mangala, Otamendi, Zabaleta, Barker, Fernandinho, Fernando, Garcia, Silva, Sterling, Toure, Aguero, Iheanacho
Injured: Nasri, Bony, Delph, De Bruyne, Navas
Doubtful: Sagna
Suspended: None
Form guide: LLLWWW
Eliaquim Mangala is available for selection for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury against Everton. Bacary Sagna also travelled with the squad, but is unlikely to start, whilst Fabian Delph, Samir Nasri, Kevin De Bruyne and Jesus Navas remain sidelined. Manu Garcia and Brandon Barker, who both played in the defeat at Stamford Bridge, are included in the squad. Manager Manuel Pellegrini again defended his decision to play a weakened team against Chelsea, but insists that game will have no bearing on tonight's encounter.
Pellegrini said: “We have similar squad that we played in the last Premier League game. The only player that has recovered is Mangala.
“We had to make a difficult decision against Chelsea but it was the only choice we could make in this moment. We had just 13 players so it was our intention to continue in all competitions and we couldn’t do that.
“This is absolutely different – we will try to continue knowing we have a difficult game tomorrow.
“The important thing is the performance of our important players tomorrow. It’s the first 90 minutes of a 180 minute match, no matter what happens, it’s not over tomorrow.”
City's last away game in Kiev ended in a 2-0 defeat, with Mario Balotelli being substituted after suffering an allergic reaction to the grass. Overall City have won 1 and lost 1 of the 2 games played against Kiev.
Prediction: Dynamo Kiev 1 City 1