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title: "Pellegrini reveals team news ahead of PSG game"
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published: "2016-04-11T12:07:56Z"
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# Pellegrini reveals team news ahead of PSG game

Manuel Pellegrini has ruled out the possibility of Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany playing against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night but insists that Nicolas Otamendi is ‘ok’ to play.

> Twitter: Kompany out of PSG game tomorrow. Otamendi twisted his ankle a little against WBA but Pellegrini says he will be OK to play #MCFC #PSG (@TelegraphDucker)

![Alex Livesey/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2016/04/515754558-1.jpg)

Pellegrini revealed the news during Monday’s press conference after reports suggested that Kompany could play instead of Otamendi, who had suffered a twisted ankle.

Kompany has been sidelined since mid-March when a recurrence of a calf injury forced him off of the field in City’s Champions League Round of 16 tie with Ukranian champions Dynamo Kiev.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2016/04/518851264.jpg)

The news means that Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala, who have partnered each other for the last three games, are expected to be City’s centre-back pairing.

In order to progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history, City must draw either 0-0 or 1-1 or win the match at the Etihad Stadium.