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FULL-TIME, Germany 0-1 Brazil, Belgium 4-0 Saudi Arabia, England 1-1 Italy: Two City players were fantastic in the late games: Gabriel Jesus scored the winner against Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sané’s Germany, while Fernandinho was also pretty good in the Brazil midfield; Kevin De Bruyne dominated the Belgium-Saudi Arabia game with two assists and a goal of his own, and Kyle Walker started at center-back alongside John Stones with Raheem Sterling playing up front as England drew with Italy at Wembley.
GOAL! Germany 0-1 Brazil: A Manchester City goal in a match full of Manchester City players! Gabriel Jesus is once again on the scoresheet for his country with a headed goal late in the first half. It took a while for the referee to give him the goal, but the ball was in before Kevin Trapp tried to push it away. Get in there, Gabi!
VÍDEO do gol de @gabrieljesus33: Brasil 1 x 0 @DFB_Team #GigantesPorNatureza #SeleçãoBrasileira pic.twitter.com/aPcsjbyO2h
— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) March 27, 2018
ENGLAND vs ITALY
Date/Time: 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm EST, 12pm PST (USA)
How to watch on TV: ITV 1 (UK), Fox Sports 1 (USA), others
How to stream: ITV Hub (UK), Fox Sports GO (USA), FuboTV (7-day free trial, click here to sign up)
LINEUPS
England: Butland; Trippier, Walker, Stones, Tarkowski, Young; Chamberlain, Dier, Lingard; Vardy, Sterling
Italy: Donnarumma; Zappacosta, Rugani, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Pellegrini, Jorginho, Parolo; Candreva, Immobile, Insigne
BELGIUM vs SAUDI ARABIA
Date/Time: 7.45pm GMT (UK), 2.45pm EST, 11.45am PST (USA)
How to watch on TV: Full listings
How to stream: Watch ESPN (USA)
LINEUPS
Belgium: Mignolet; Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Meunier, De Bruyne, Witsel, Carrasco; Hazard, Lukaku, Mertens
Saudi Arabia: Al Qarni; Fallatah, M.Hawsawi, O.Hawsawi, Al Harbi; Al Mogahwi, Otayf, Al Jassim; Al Muwallad, Al Sahlawi, Al Dawsari
GERMANY vs BRAZIL
Date/Time: 7.45pm GMT (UK), 2.45pm EST, 11.45am PST (USA)
How to watch on TV: BT Sport 2 (UK), others
How to stream: BT Sport Live (UK), WatchESPN
LINEUPS
Germany: Trapp; Kimmich, Boateng, Rüdiger, Plattenhardt; Gundogan, Kroos; Goretzka, Draxler, Sané; Gómez
Brazil: Alisson; D.Alves, T.Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Fernandinho, Casemiro, Paulinho; Willian, G.Jesus, Coutinho
IT’S TUESDAY! You didn’t think we wouldn’t follow the boys today, did you??? Let’s do this! Some big games today and a lot of Blues in action, so let’s have some fun!
FULL-TIME, Germany 1-1 Spain, Argentina 2-0 Italy, Netherlands 0-1 England: No Manchester City players scored or assisted in the later games, but plenty of them made appearances: Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sané played in the second half for Germany, while David Silva played 70 minutes in the same game; Nicolas Otamendi played 90 minutes against Italy at the Etihad, and all three of Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling started in Amsterdam against Holland. They didn’t do much, but none of them got injured so that’s pretty good news.
NETHERLANDS vs ENGLAND
How to watch on TV: ITV 1 (UK), others
How to stream: ITV Hub (UK)
LINEUPS
Netherlands: Zoet; de Ligt, de Vrij, van Dijk; Hateboer, Wijnaldum, Strootman, van Aanholt; Promes, Dost, Depay
England: Pickford; Trippier, Walker, Stones, Gomez, Rose; Lingard, Henderson, Chamberlain; Sterling, Rashford
ARGENTINA vs ITALY
How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), others
How to stream: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), FuboTV (7-day free trial, click here to sign up)
LINEUPS
Argentina: Caballero; Bustos, Otamendi, Fazio, Tagliafico; Paredes, Biglia, Lo Celso; Lanzini, Higuaín, Di María
Italy: Buffon; Florenzi, Rugani, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Verratti, Jorginho, Parolo; Chiesa, Immobile, Insigne
GERMANY vs SPAIN
How to watch on TV: BT Sport 3 (UK), others
How to stream: BT Sport Live (UK), WatchESPN (USA)
LINEUPS
Germany: Ter Stegen; Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Hector; Khedira, Kroos; Müller, Özil, Draxler; Werner
Spain: De Gea; Carvajal, Piqué, Ramos, Alba; Thiago, Koke, Iniesta; D.Silva, Rodrigo, Isco
FULL-TIME, Russia 0-3 Brazil: Gabriel Jesus was very quiet and nearly suffered a bad ankle injury thanks to an awful challenge from a Russian defender, plus Ederson and Fernandinho were on the bench all game and never came on. So not a great game for Manchester City fans, but there is a big takeaway from this: Brazil are PRETTY good. They absolutely dominated Russia for 90 minutes, and a 3-0 win is very flattering to the home team. Former Liverpool man Philippe Coutinho scored a penalty and was Man of the Match, so we’re sure glad he’s not facing City in the Champions League.
RUSSIA vs BRAZIL
How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), others
How to stream: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), FuboTV (7-day free trial, click here to sign up)
LINEUPS
Russia: Akinfeev; Granat, Kutepov, Kudryashov; Samedov, Zobnin, Glushakov, Golovin, Kombarov; Miranchuk; Smolov
Brazil: Alisson; Alves, T. Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Paulinho, Casemiro, Coutinho; Willian, Jesus, D. Costa
We all hate the international break, but here at Bitter and Blue we’ve come up with an idea to make it more interesting: let’s follow the Manchester City players with a LIVE BLOG!
No, we won’t follow ALL the internationals, but those in the biggest games. There are some pretty sweet match-ups in the last international window before the World Cup, and a lot of City stars will be in action.
So today we’ll follow four games and nine City players:
Russia vs Brazil (Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho)
Germany vs Spain (Ilkay Gundogan, Leroy Sané, David Silva)
Argentina vs Italy (Nicolas Otamendi)
Netherlands vs England (John Stones, Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling)
The two biggest games are Germany facing Spain in a match-up of the last two World Cup winners, and Argentina facing Italy. Italy won’t play in the World Cup but are still Italy, and Lionel Messi will be in action at the Etihad! Sure, we’d love it if he were playing at the Etihad as a Manchester City player, but Messi will play at the Etihad and that’s enough.
So here’s how this will work: we’ll update this blog with every big moment from each game: lineups, kickoff, goals, half-time and full-time. If a City player scores a goal, we’ll post the video here as well. We’ll also give you TV and streaming options to watch all four games, so this is the place to be if you want to follow the Manchester City internationals today!