Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv play hosts to Manchester City at the NSK Olimpijs’kyj on Wednesday night to contest the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 and the match could prove to be a tricky encounter for the Premier League giants.
Dynamo Kyiv Match Betting News
Dynamo Kyiv have put up a brave fight in the Ukrainian Super League against traditional giants Shakhtar Donetsk this season while they managed to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 1999 ahead of the much fancied Portuguese giants Porto.
Club legend Serhiy Rebrov is now certainly working his magic at Dynamo in a managerial capacity and he will be hopeful of creating further history with the club when they prepare to welcome Premier League heavyweights Manchester City to contest the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday night.
Antunes is suspended for the clash while the likes of Andriy Yarmolenko, Mykola Morozyuk and Olexandr Rybka are doubts ahead of the game due to various injuries.
Manchester City Match Betting News
Manchester City looked on course to complete a quadruple this season but since it has been announced that Pep Guardiola will be replacing Manuel Pellegrini as manager of the club next season, the Citizens have undergone a dramatic dip in form.
Currently on a three match losing streak, City have lost ground in the Premier League title race as well as been knocked out from the FA Cup and now Pellegrini will surely want his side to avoid further embarrassment in the Champions League when they face Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the Round of 16 this week.
Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri and Eliaquim Mangala look unlikely to feature during the clash but a host of first team regulars who were rested in the 5-1 FA Cup defeat against Chelsea on Sunday are expected to return to the lineup.
Dynamo Kyiv vs Manchester City Match Prediction
Dynamo Kyiv actually managed to eliminate Manchester City when these two sides squared off against each other in the Europa League knockout stages back in 2011.
This time around though, Manchester City are arguably a much more established team in Europe and they should be able to end their recent rut by claiming a victory over Dynamo on Wednesday night.
