Schalke 04 welcome the visitors Manchester City in the Champions League Play-offs – 1/8 Finals. The match will be held on Wednesday, February, 20th, at the Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen).
The hosting Schalke 04 struggle domestically, running in the bottom of the table throughout the season. Luckily, they managed to leapfrog, which provided for a seven-point buffer from the relegation zone. As far as the Champions League is concerned, the Gelsenkirchen outfit have blatantly exhausted the luck for this campaign. The fortune sent them to the quartet of the sides who underclass the tournament – Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, and Galatasaray. Schalke did not clash with any heavyweight, so, now it’s time to play back. In the very first play-off match, they face the slayers Manchester City.
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The travelers are now blistering in the English Premiere League. They were certainly good along the season, but their latest run is outstanding! The ‘Citizens’ registered wins over Arsenal, 3:1, Everton, 2:0, and Chelsea, 6:0. All the victories were attained within one week! Guardiola’s troops are definitely encouraged by the fact that they’ve got up as close as possible to Liverpool in their championship run, and, with flying colors, they will surpass one of the German outsiders on Wednesday. Schalke are outsiders indeed, as after 21 rounds, they take 14th place of 18. Manchester City should be in an upright form ahead of the clash, as they don’t hold domestic matches – there is a break in the elite English division because of the Football Association Cup fixtures. The ‘Citizens’ competed against the second division side Newport County with the reserve team while the main squad took good rest ahead of their travel to Germany.
After the knockouts draw, the winner of the Wednesday encounter seemed pretty clear. Nothing changed – City have to put much effort in the national competition, which means they need to work out their progression to the next stage quickly. Everything leads us to expect their confident win in the first leg of the battle. We’re betting on the visitors’ victory with a -1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with a -1.5 handicap.
