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Manchester City travel to Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night, as they look to secure their place as Group G winners in the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola comes in to his next challenge of the 2022/23 season off the back of a 3-1 win over Brighton at the weekend.
While Roberto De Zerbi's side posed one of the most challenging oppositions City have faced so far this season, the Premier League champions' quality ultimately proved too much for the visitors.
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A first-half brace from Erling Haaland looked as though it had put the game beyond any doubt.
However, a second-half fight-back that also featured a Leandro Trossard goal for the south coast club ensured Manchester City had to remain focussed right through to the final whistle.
A long-range strike from Kevin De Bruyne secured the points, as City moved within just two points of league leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.
Tuesday night's clash in Germany presents Manchester City with an opportunity to progress through to the Champions League knock-out stages as Group G winners.
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Pep Guardiola and his players simply have to avoid defeat in order to secure top spot, after booking their place in the next stage of the tournament on matchday four.
Ahead of the clash at Signal Iduna Park, full updates on the likes of Kalvin Phillips and John Stones were provided by Pep Guardiola in Monday evening's press conference.
As for Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga giants have been hit with a number of fitness concerns in the run-up to tonight's game, with notable absentees reported from their open training session this week.
Here is your comprehensive round-up of team news and injury updates from both the Manchester City camp and Borussia Dortmund!
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Local newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten provided a comprehensive look at Dortmund's squad fitness as the Bundesliga side trained for the final time ahead of Tuesday night's game.
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As per the report, a ‘trio was absent from training’ in training on Monday:
- Donyell Malen, cold
- Marco Reus, ankle problems
- Raphael Guerreiro, muscle issues
There was also further updates on two players who trained, but still remain in doubt for the clash against Manchester City.
Ruhr Nachrichten, as translated and relayed by Sport Witness, reported that Nico Schlotterbeck and Mats Hummels are both suffering from a calf issue and an unspecified muscle problem respectively.
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It is stated that there are ‘question marks’ over the availability and fitness of all five players ahead of Tuesday's game.
Manchester City Team News
England and Manchester City were boosted by progress regarding Kalvin Phillips this week.
After surgery on a persistent shoulder problem, the midfielder took part in individual on-field training on Monday morning, away from the main first-team group.
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John Stones also continued to train with the Manchester City squad as normal, and is now in line to make his first appearance for the club since a hamstring problem sustained on international duty.
Kyle Walker remains absent as he continues his recovery from groin surgery.
Aymeric Laporte trained as normal, despite suffering a knock in the closing stages of the weekend's win against Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.
Topics: Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Bundesliga, Premier League, Champions League, Football
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