Slovan Bratislava vs Man City live early team news plus kick-off time and how to watch

Manchester City are in Slovakia tonight for their second group game in the new-look Champions League.

The Blues were held at home by Inter Milan on their opening night in Europe this season and will be seeking a first win of the competition when they take on Slovan Bratislava. City head into the game on the back of three draws in four games with Premier League points taken against Arsenal and Newcastle United to add to the Champions League one vs Inter Milan.

The win against Championship side Watford was City's only success in their last four but Pep Guardiola's side are still unbeaten this term and sit just a point behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. They remain without injured quartet Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan Ake and Oscar Bobb for their clash with Bratislava, who were thrashed 5-1 by Celtic on matchday one of the Champions League.

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“I would compare Pep to Antoni Gaudi. He’s been building something and he is a genius. Just like Gaudi had his idea of a cathedral, now he’s achieved what he wanted to do. He’s selected players who fit his philosophy.”

In response, Guardiola said:

“No glass of wine for my colleague? I appreciated that a lot, but from Catalonia Gaudi was maybe the greatest."

"I want to say something honest; with this start of the press conference [it seems like] we are going to play a friendly game tomorrow. I'm a little bit concerned about that in terms of the questions about Gaudi and this kind of thing," he began.

"It's a competition. With this new format, I don't know exactly how you handle it and how many points you need. Maybe you can finish 13th, 14th or 15th - not qualify in the first eight - and