This was a fixture everyone in football circled on their calendars months ago when the Champions League group stage draw was made.
Pep Guardiola going up against his former side Barcelona in arguably the most intriguing and thought-provoking match in the groups this season.
Manchester City’s thrilling 3-3 draw against Celtic has left them two points behind tonight’s hosts and group leaders Barcelona, but a win in the Nou Camp would send Guardiola’s men top of Group C at the midway stage of the group stages process.
It would be a fair comment to state that there wouldn’t be a better man to have on your side to dissect how Barcelona like to play than Pep Guardiola.
Then again, I’m sure there’s a number of brains on the side of the Catalan giants who could lend a helping hand on breaking down what a Guardiola side would like to do.
If Manchester City want to move a step closer to qualification, getting something from this game would go a long way to achieving that. Here’re some keys to victory for City and how they can beat Barcelona tonight.
