Good evening, one and all, and welcome to live commentary of Manchester City's clash with Dinamo Zagreb. These are the early pace-setters in Group C, but City start heavy favourites and have been quite brutal against teams from smaller leagues in this competition recently. Team news is up next...
Champions League / Group Stage
Etihad Stadium / 01.10.2019
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Updated 01/10/2019 at 21:57 GMT+1
3'
Rodri goes up for a header and lands very nastily on his back. He looks in serious pain here.
1'
Mahrez wins the ball high up the pitch but is quickly crowded out. An early warning for Zagreb there.
1'
And we're off.
19:59
The teams are out; City in their home colours and Dinamo in fluorescent yellow.
19:56
Elsewhere in the group, Shakhtar have just scored a 95th-minute winner against Atalanta. It finished 2-1 in the San Siro.
19:50
Dinamo Zagreb sit top of the group after that impressive 4-0 victory over Atalanta last time out. City are second, just behind on goal difference after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.
19:45
Surely that's a bit much? Besides, he was injured weeks ago.
19:42
These clubs have never met in a competitive game before, although Guardiola did twice defeat Dinamo while Bayern Munich manager.
19:37
Citizens in the house.
19:35
Zagreb won 4-0 on the road in their last domestic match - the same scoreline by which they beat Atalanta in their last Champions League game.
19:30
Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Mahrez after he scored in the win over Everton at the weekend. The Algerian has seven assists and six goals in 16 Champions League games and looks to really be carving out a role for himself this season.
19:25
City have scored 19 goals in their last four home games in the Champions League.
19:20
As for Dinamo, their team in unchanged from the one that beat Atalanta in their opening game. That means they stick with five at the back, and Mislav Orsic - who wears number 99 - lived up to that billing with a hat-trick against the Italians.
DINAMO ZAGREB: Livakovic, Stojanovic, Theophile-Catherine, Dilaver, Peric, Leovac, Ademi, Moro, Orsic, Olmo, Petkovic. Subs: Zagorac, Pinto, Gavranovic, Situm, Gojak, Atirmwen, Kadzior.
19:15
The hosts are without Kevin De Bruyne, making this the first Premier League or Champions League game he has missed this season. Joao Cancelo makes his second City start, while the in-form Riyad Mahrez also starts. Fernandinho continues to be used as a centre-half.
MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy, Gundogan, Rodri, D. Silva, B. Silva, Mahrez, Aguero. Subs: Bravo, Walker, Sterling, Jesus, Foden, Garcia, Angelino.