City have experience for Champions League challenge – Aguero

Manchester City’s manager Manuel Pellegrini looks down at the pitch during the English Premier L …

Juventus are on a decent run of form, now unbeaten in their last four with three wins and one draw, while they’ve lost just once in their last 10 outings. It was a fake game and it more important to think about the future and have our minds on the next game.

Toure said: “It’s important for the confidence of our supporters and it’s important for us to also put in a strong performance”.

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“We played a close game at the Etihad and were unlucky to lose that game”. “Without him, we qualified for the last stages of the Champions League, we were top of the table until Saturday and we made the next round of the Capital One Cup but, yes, it will be better for us if he stays fit”. And obviously whenever there was a match we would always check the results. “Hopefully, we are showing that we are learning by getting into the position we’re in”.

If they beat Juve they will secure top spot in Group D and, despite a lengthy injury list and the poverty of their last outing – a 4-1 defeat at home to Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday – Pellegrini believes his side can prevail.

But Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio says the Bianconeri are paying little attention to those absences. “If he can play it is better for us”.

“In the last few Champions Leagues we have, maybe, not had the experience”. There’s no time for feeling sorry for yourself, especially when you’re in the Champions League or title race. Obviously the Italians would prefer to win to secure their passage to the next round, but they are going to go through in all likelihood anyway. A win will give them a chance at topping the group, which is a major advantage going into the knockout phase of the elite European competition.

Aguero has had eight different hamstring injuries since joining City in 2011 and on 23 occasions has missed games through injury or illness.

“They have such a great selection of big players that [their injuries] won’t make any difference”. On playing his 553rd game for the club, Buffon will surpass Gaetano Scirea and trail only Alessandro Del Piero, with 705 matches to his name. In between is City’s old pals Manchester United.

That leaves the Blues with just Argentina pair Martin Demichelis and Nicolas Otamendi – and Pellegrini drafted in young central defenders Kean Bryan and Tosin Adarabioyo, as well left-back Angelino, to train and fly with his squad.