Barca v City: Match Thread, TV + Stream Schedule

City head into tonight's second leg against Barcelona in a hole, though one they still have a slight chance of escaping from. City will need a minimum of 2 goals to level or take the lead on aggregate, and doing so will be a tall order at the home of the Catalan giants.

TV coverage in the UK is on Sky Sports 5, in the US on FOX Sports 1, and in Australia on ESPN. Streaming coverage in the UK is on Sky Go, in the US on FOX Soccer2Go, and in Australia on ESPN3. Full listings

Lineups:

TEAM NEWS @MCFC: Hart, Sagna, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Kolarov, Nasri, Fernandinho, Toure, Milner, Silva, Aguero #FCBCity #mcfc

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) March 18, 2015

Barça's XI: 1.Ter Stegen 3.Piqué 4. Rakitic 8. Iniesta 9. Suárez 10. Messi 11. Neymar 14. Mascherano 18. J. Alba 22. Alves 24. Mathieu

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 18, 2015

SUBS NEWS @MCFC: Caballero, Zabaleta, Lampard, Fernando, Bony, Navas, Dzeko #FCBCity #mcfc

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) March 18, 2015

So, Pellegrini opts for the 4-5-1 (official team sheet actually has it listed as 4-4-1-1), as many fans and pundits alike have been asking for. Bacary Sagna's inclusion in the XI may be a surprise to some, and Demichelis starts over the curiously absent Mangala, who isn't even on the bench. In fact there are no CBs at all, so let's hope we don't have to shuffle around in the back.

Barca roll out their familiar XI; the full arsenal on deck.

Thoughts on the lineup? Predictions? Comment away...