Manchester City v Basel – Talking Points

With City leading the tie 4-0, manager Pep Guardiola may give 34-year-old Yaya Toure a game.

Published Mar 6, 2018

Manchester City host Basel in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday holding a 4-0 aggregate lead from the first encounter last month.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at some talking points ahead of the match.

How will City approach the game?

Guardiola is unlikely to make wholesale changes against Basel (Nick Potts/PA)

Chance for Toure

Yaya Toure's glittering Manchester City career appears to be winding down — Yaya Toure’s glittering Manchester City career appears to be winding down (Mike Egerton/Empics)

Double century for Aguero

City’s crack marksman Sergio Aguero remains one short of his double century of City goals. He scored his 199th in the Carabao Cup final win over Arsenal and has failed to find the net in the two games since. If City find Basel as easy to cut through as they did in Switzerland last month, this could be his night.

Jesus back in action

Gabriel Jesus was sidelined for two months with a knee injury (Adam Davy/Empics)

Any chance of an upset?

Basel were outplayed in the first leg (Nick Potts/Empics)