Hoffenheim – Manchester City SOCCER PICKS
The first home game of Hoffenheim in the Champions League is ushered in with the reception of a European top team. On Tuesday evening the stars ensemble of Manchester City travels to Germany.
Hoffenheim:
Hoffenheim debuts this season at the highest European level. Thanks to third place in the Bundesliga last season, Julian Nagelsmann’s team earned a ticket for the champions ball. In it, the first match at Shakhtar Donetsk immediately made a good impression by playing 2-2.
After six minutes, Hoffenheim took the lead through Florian Grillitsch. In the meantime, Ismaily made it the same for the Brazilian-colored Shakhtar, but thanks to a hit by the Norwegian central defender Håvard Nordtveit, the guests still got a head start. Ten minutes before time, Maycon prevented Hoffenheim from picking up her debut with a victory on foreign soil.
In her own country Hoffenheim has not yet found her turn completely. Only two of the first six games were won, putting the team in a disappointing twelfth place. Last weekend the men of Nagelsmann had a bad general: at home RB Leipzig was lost with 1-2. During this match, Justin Hoogma made his Bundesliga debut for his employer. Joshua Brenet, who played regularly and even scoring the past few weeks, sat on the bench. On Tuesday-evening, Hoffenheim will probably play without the Dutch, if Nordtveit is fit again – he was missing on Saturday.
Manchester City:
Manchester City has continued in its own country where it stopped last season: winning matches with playful ease and playful ease. The first seven league matches yielded six wins and a draw. In the Champions League, Guardiola’s team had a more difficult start. To everyone’s surprise, the team crashed at the Etihad Stadium against the Olympique Lyon of Memphis Depay: 1-2.
At half-time, The Citizens faced a 0-2 deficit by hit by Maxwell Cornet and Nabil Fekir (by Memphis). With Leroy Sané and Sergio Agüero, Guardiola brought new offensive impulses to the team, resulting in Bernardo Silva’s striker in the second half. However, City did not come anymore, so that it is safe to speak of a false start now that City is in last place in the group.
In contrast to Hoffenheim, City knew a good dress rehearsal. In house, it was simply won from the Brighton of Davy Pröpper and Jurgen Locadia. The goals came in the name of Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero.
