Young Boys vs Man City prediction, odds, team news and lineups for Champions League clash

Manchester City will continue their defence of the Champions League trophy against Young Boys on Wednesday night.

Pep Guardiola’s side have been given time to rest from their 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday, courtesy of goals from Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez. City sit two points off top spot in the Premier League but have shown few signs of struggling for motivation, following their treble-winning campaign.

In the Champions League, the Blues survived an early scare against Crvena zvezda in their opening game, rallying to record a 3-1 victory. The same scoreline materialised away at RB Leipzig, where late goals from Alvarez and Jeremy Doku sealed another important three points in Group G.

A win for City against Young Boys in Bern would put Guardiola’s team a step closer to the knockout stages at the halfway point in the group stage. City’s opponents are currently second in the Swiss Super League after a top-of-the-table clash with FC Zurich and sit third in their Champions League group, following their draw with Crvena zvezda last time out.

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Pep Guardiola has almost a full squad to select from after welcoming a couple of players back into the fold against Brighton. Perhaps the most welcome returnee was Rodri, with City losing all three games during the midfielder’s suspension.

Seeing John Stones make his first start of the season against Brighton was another bright moment for City fans. The England defender made his first league appearance from the bench against Arsenal, prior to the international break,