Manchester City Women face Paris FC in the second leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League second round qualifying match on Thursday evening.
After Sunday’s 2-2 draw against arsenal in the initial round of the WSLGareth Taylor must turn his attention to European competition. City take a comfortable 5-0 aggregate lead into this midweek clash, which could allow for some squad rotation.
Jess Park, Vivianne Miedema, Mary Fowler and Chloe Kelly were among the goals in the previous meeting between these two sides. The English club will be hoping for a similar result this time around as they look to secure their place in the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2020/21 season.
here it is 90 minutes guide to City’s European clash against Paris FC.
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Arsenal 2-2 Man City – 22/09/24 |
Guingamp – Paris FC 0-6 (22/09/24) |
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Paris FC 0-5 Man City – 18/09/24 |
Paris FC 0-5 Man City – 18/09/24 |
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Aston Villa 1-2 Man City – 18/05/24 |
Paris FC 2-0 Sparta Prague – 07/24/09 |
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Man City 1-2 Arsenal – 05/24/05 |
Paris FC 9-0 First Vienna – 04/09/24 |
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Bristol City 0-4 Man City – 28/05/24 |
Paris FC 1-1 Reims – 17/05/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
CITY+ |
City’s only major absentee as things stand is midfielder Jill Roord. The Dutchwoman has been sidelined since January after suffering an ACL injury in a League Cup match against their rivals. Manchester United.
Taylor confirmed ahead of this weekend’s clash against Arsenal that Roord is ahead of schedule and closing in on a return. However, this midweek clash at the Champions League it will probably come too soon for the midfielder.
During Sunday’s clash against Arsenal, defender Leila Ouahabi was forced off with a suspected groin problem. However, it is not yet known if the injury is serious enough to keep her on the sidelines for a while.
Man City predicted line-up against Paris FC
Man City’s predicted line-up against Paris FC (4-3-3): Yamashita; Casparij, Kennedy, Greenwood, Aleixandri; Hasegawa, Park, Miedema; Fowler, Fujino, hemp
Celina Ould Hocine and Clara Mateo were substituted at half-time during Paris FC’s 6-0 Ligue 1 win over Guingamp on Sunday. However, the team was already five goals to the good, and neither change appeared to be injury-related.
Paris FC predicted line-up against Man City
Expected line-up of Paris FC against Man City (4-2-3-1): Nnadozie; Ould Hocine, Davis, Greboval, N’Dongala; Corboz, Korosec; Mateo, Thiney, Dufour; Bourdieu
If the first leg result is anything to go by, this should be another comfortable game for Taylor’s side. No chances will be taken as the Manchester club look to progress to the group stage of the competition.
Apart from one or two potential changes to manage the minutes, City are likely to stick with their strongest XI. If players like Miedema, Park and Fowler are on the pitch, it’s hard to see anyone stopping them from scoring.
Prediction: Man City 3-0 Paris FC
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