Manchester City vs FC Porto - Europa League Match Preview

Team news ahead of Manchester City's second leg Europa League tie against FC Porto at the Eithad Stadium tonight which has a much earlier than usual kick-off time of 5pm. The match is being screened live in the UK on ESPN. City lead the first leg 2-1, with two potentially vital away goals. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has no fresh injury concerns going into tonight's game, though Carlos Tevez who has both returned to the squad and apologised for his self-imposed exile in Argentina, is not eligible to field in this competition. Likewise former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves was similarly not registered. African Cup of Nations runner-up Yaya Toure returned to the squad for the first leg last week, as did striker Mario Balotelli who featured after serving our his domestic suspension.

Line-ups from;

City (from): Hart, Pantilimon, Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Savic, K Toure, Clichy, Kolarov, Nasri, Milner, Johnson, Y Toure, Barry, De Jong, Pizarro, Silva, Aguero, Balotelli, Dzeko.