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Champions League | Round of 16

Feb 20, 2019 at 8pm UK

Schalke Schalke 04
2-3
Man City Manchester City

Bentaleb (38' pen., 45' pen.)

FT(HT: 2-1)

Aguero (18'), Sane (85'), Sterling (90')

Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Schalke 04

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter | 18 February 2019

Sports Mole looks at the latest injury and suspension news for Manchester City ahead of Wednesday's Champions League encounter with Schalke 04.

Manchester City make the trip to Germany to face Schalke 04 on Wednesday night looking to move a step closer to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Pep Guardiola's men have a hectic schedule over the coming weeks, but high priority will be placed on trying to achieve a lead from the first leg of the last-16 tie at the Veltins-Arena.

City warmed up for this contest with a 4-1 victory away at Newport County in the FA Cup fifth round, a game which saw Guardiola rest a number of his star men ahead of the game with Schalke 04 and the EFL Cup final against Chelsea.

The Premier League champions reached this stage of the Champions League by topping a group which included Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim.

Here, Sports Mole looks at City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their showdown with the Bundesliga outfit.

MANCHESTER CITY'S INJURY LIST

John Stones

Manchester City defender John Stones in action against Everton in the Premier League on February 6, 2019 © Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Groin
Possible return date: Unknown

John Stones played the full 90 minutes at the weekend, but the defender picked up a groin problem during that game and has not travelled to Germany.

Gabriel Jesus

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring against Wolves on January 14, 2019 © Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown

Gabriel Jesus also picked up an issue in South Wales, with Guardiola revealing that the Brazilian is carrying a hamstring problem.

Fabian Delph

Status: Out
Type of injury: Unknown
Possible return date: Unknown

Man City have revealed that Fabian Delph will play no part of Wednesday's game, but the Premier League champions have not disclosed the reason for the midfielder's absence.

Claudio Bravo

Status: Out
Type of injury: Achilles
Possible return date: Unknown

Claudio Bravo has been sidelined since August, and the deputy goalkeeper is not expected to return to the squad until the closing weeks of the season at the earliest.

Benjamin Mendy

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Guardiola has not been open about a return date for Mendy - who has been suffering with a knee injury - and the Frenchman has not been included in the travelling party.