The Manchester City of Otamendi and Agüero will seek to continue with their undefeated Champions League against Atalanta: time, TV and training

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From 16, Manchester City will receive Atalanta, for the third date of Group C of the Champions League. The match will be broadcast on ESPN 3 and will have the arbitration of Orel Grinfeld of Israel.

Pep Guardiola's team continues its quest to conquer the title they most yearn for. And the beginning of the 2019 edition was ideal: in a group without great rivals, the Citizens beat Shakhtar 3-0 in Ukraine and then beat Dinamo Zagreb, from Croatia, in England 2-0.

Beyond its perfect start in the European competition par excellence, the City runs back in the Premier League. With six wins in nine presentations, the Guardiola team is located in the second location of the championship with 19 points, six units behind Liverpool, which in the past lost its first points in its visit to Manchester, but to face United. With a formation in which the Spanish coach applied the rotation of soccer players, the defending champions beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park with goals from Gabriel Jesus and David Silva.

For tonight's meeting in English territory, Guardiola will once again place Stones and Nicolás Otamendi as their central markers in defense. In addition, Sergio Agüero will return as the center forward of a team that will seek to add three points that leave him in step to ensure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The rival of Manchester City will be the Atalanta who made history last season in Italian Calcio. It is that after finishing in the third position of the championship - behind Juventus and Napoli-, the Goddess made sure to compete for the first time in the Champions League.

Hand in hand with Alejandro Gómez - he is expected to play from the start today - the Bergamo city team did not have the expected start in Europe: he fell 4-0 against Dinamo, in Zagreb, and lost 2-1 against Ukrainian set at home. The story is different in Serie A, where he marches in the third position of the tournament, behind Juventus Inter. With 17 points, the product of five wins, two draws and a single fall, the blue and black team remains among the best in Italian football.

Possible Formations

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Mendy; Bernardo Silva, Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Agüero and Sterling. DT: Pep Guardiola.

Atalanta: Gollini, Tolói, Djimsiti, Masiello, Hateboer; Roon, Freuler, Gosens, Ilicic, Alejandro Gómez and Muriel. DT: Gian Piero Gasperini.