Man City

Xavi's Barcelona will host the Premier League champions on Wednesday 24 August at the Nou Camp. Originally, the game was scheduled to take place at 8am, however ...

And it seems he has stuck to that promise. Originally, the game was scheduled to take place at 8am, however, Uefa have requested that it is pushed back half an hour. “We want to thank Barca for inviting us to this wonderful venue. Barcelona and Manchester City have met six times in the Champions League, although the English side have won just one of these meetings – the last back in 2016, where an Ilkay Gundogan double helped City to a 3-1 victory. “There is time to train and recover in a good environment and we go because Barcelona opened their doors to make a game for an important person in our lives – he was a keeper for Spain and Barcelona and my assistant there, who is having an incredibly difficult time – and they invited us to raise money for a battle that he has for his disease.” [to their Premier League title defence](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-premier-league-title-race-man-city-points-dropped-1797572?ico=in-line_link), Manchester City will travel to Spain for a friendly with Barcelona between their next two league matches.

The champions trailed 3-1 at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon before scrapping their way to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling encounter with Eddie Howe's men.

They're giving everything, and that's all I can ask of the group we have.' 'That's what we have to do, we need to live these kind of situations. That's why the Premier League is so difficult. 'When you take these type of players with this quality, it can happen. [Pep Guardiola](/sport/pep_guardiola/index.html) welcomed the adversity [Manchester City](/sport/teampages/manchester-city.html) had to fight their way through at Newcastle as they attempt to defend their Premier League crown. 'We need to live this!': Pep Guardiola welcomes the adversity his Man City team faced as they fought back from 3-1 down to draw in Newcastle thriller as Premier League champions drop their first points of the new season

Erling Haaland sparked City's revival with his third goal for the club, while Edouard Mendy's mistake became the catalyst of a famous Leeds victory over ...

Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. The Premier League is so difficult for everyone. (example: u cannot substitute for you, d is not 'the', n is not 'and'). We give goals away from huge individual errors too often.” Brighton are in fourth place with seven points from their first three games, while West Ham slumped below Manchester United to the bottom of the table. Having conceded for the first time in the league this season, City’s defence was breached again in the 39th minute.

MANCHESTER CITY head to Barcelona after a fruitful start to the Premier League season.Pep Guardiola's men sit second behind Arsenal after being denied.

Man City are in the same boat and have a crucial game at home to bogey side Crystal Palace to come at the weekend. [beat Chelsea to the signing of the former Sevilla star in summer](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19366222/jules-kounde-barcelona-transfer-done-sevilla/), but have been [unable to register him so far due to La Liga financial rules](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19573998/barcelona-register-jules-kounde-real-sociedad/). - Barcelona vs Man City is not live on UK television. [Man City ran out 3-1 winners at the Etihad](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2096693/manchester-city-3-barcelona-1-ilkay-gundogan-kevin-de-bruyne-champions-league/)in the Champions League group stage back in 2016. [much needed 4-1 win over Real Sociedad](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19576749/lewandowski-barcelona-birthday-sociedad/) after drawing 0-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano on the opening day. Is Barcelona vs Man City on TV?

It's critical Xavi gets it right for Barcelona on the pitch, and let's just say he did it this weekend. PLUS: talking points galore around Europe.

But it looks like Napoli have managed to reload on the fly between Kvaratskhelia, Gio Simeone and [Giacomo Raspadori](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/271679/Giacomo-Raspadori) up front and Leo Ostigaard and Min-Jae Kim at the back, while also cutting the wage bill and bringing in some much needed transfer funds. [Sadio Mane](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané) who is, you know, pretty good. From Atletico's point of view, there were some disappointing individual performances (Joao Felix, [Marcos Llorente](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/206474/Marcos-Llorente) and [Nahuel Molina](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/164826/Nahuel-Molina), with his silly red card, above all) and the result obviously stings (Villarreal are a direct opponent in the race for top four), but there were also encouraging signs that the back three can hold up. [Erling Haaland](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) hit the post and forced a tremendous one-on-one save from the excellent [Nick Pope](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/161715/Nick-Pope) before he scored to make it 2-1. [Monza](/soccer/team?id=4007), and you expect Neapolitan schoolchildren to learn both the pronunciation and the spelling of his name. Martin Odegaard, who scored twice, has found his feet and [Oleksandr Zinchenko](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/217482/Oleksandr-Zinchenko), playing fullback the Pep Guardiola way -- coming inside and playmaking -- offers a different dimension entirely. And if Leeds' forwards weren't running north-south at every occasion, [Kalidou Koulibaly](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/150312/Kalidou-Koulibaly) likely wouldn't have gotten two yellow cards for pulling back opponents. Stones didn't have a great game and [Ruben Dias](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/234878/Rúben-Dias) has been inconsistent in recent weeks. [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) were 3-1 down against [Newcastle United](/soccer/team?id=361) at a rocking St James' Park, and it could have been worse, if the referee had given a penalty or [John Stones](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/157974/John-Stones)' collision with [Fabian Schar](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/179233/Fabian-Schär). And yes, [Kyle Walker](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/129358/Kyle-Walker) had a torrid afternoon against [Allan Saint-Maximin](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/193281/Allan-Saint-Maximin), but the good news is he only plays him twice a year. [Ferran Torres](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/265869/Ferran-Torres) started in his place) and especially Ansu Fati, effectively moving to a 3-3-4 formation. At this stage, you assume he's going nowhere because with Nico having joined [Valencia](/soccer/team?id=94) on loan, there's nobody else to provide an alternative to Busquets (and no, [Franck Kessie](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/194711/Franck-Kessié) would have to reinvent himself to play that role.)

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker surprisingly lost out in a race versus Newcastle's Joe Willock.

Erling Haaland's injury problems at Borussia Dortmund were well documented, but Manchester City have a plan in place that will help to keep him fit and ...

Riyad [Mahrez] is by far one of my favourite players - especially on the biggest stages - and today he didn’t play. “One of my favourite players is Bernardo [Silva] and he did not play until today. “Now he has one game a week. The physios and doctors did an incredible job since he arrived to avoid injuries. Last season he didn’t play 90 minutes because he was injured. [a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James’ Park](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/haaland-bernardo-silva-drive-man-city-incredible-comeback/bltdaa54e2a898e2d58), but Guardiola admitted afterwards that he will not be asked to lead the line on multiple fronts.

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Matchday Live guests Steve Howey and Trevor Sinclair believe Erling Haaland's work off the ball could be just as important as his work on it after watching ...

“His mentality is fantastic and provided he can steer clear of injury, I think he’s going to score an unbelievable number of goals for City.” “I love his mentality because as well as his undoubted physicality, when he scores his goals, you can see him waving his arms and making little gestures to anyone who is doubting him. “I’ve had little discussions with Alfie, his dad, and I just knew he would fly in this league because he’s got the physique and power plus, he is direct, aggressive and he’s almost a throwback to the traditional number nine of yesteryear combined with the modern striker because he has the attributes of both.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will be playing a friendly on Wednesday evening against Xavi Hernadez's new-look Barcelona side, with all proceeds going to ...

"We want to thank Barca for inviting us to this wonderful venue. Guardiola has also said he will be taking his Manchester City stars to be part of this showcase despite a long season due to the Fifa World Cup in Qatar bringing the season to a halt in November and December. I am very happy to come."

The record Premier League goalscorer shared his emotions during Manchester City's 3-3 draw with Newcastle.

[Pep Guardiola's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) side battled back from being 3-1 down to take a point against Newcastle, as [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) showed their resilience. [Ilkay Gundogan](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/ilkay-gundogan) got the Blues off to the perfect start as he scored after just five minutes to give City the lead. Shearer took to social media again as he posted: "What a magnificent game that was. Moments later however, referee Jarred Gillett was sent to the monitor as VAR instructed the official to have a look at the challenge again. Despite the protests from City's players, Shearer (perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly) agreed with the outcome. Guardiola's side had just under half an hour left to find a winner and arguably should have been playing against 10-men for the final 15 minutes.

Let's review, shall we? There were big wins for Barcelona and Real Madrid, even bigger ones for Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, and drama galore in the ...

If he has a few more performances like he did during Sunday's 4-0 battering of Monza, and you expect Neapolitan schoolchildren to learn both the pronunciation and the spelling of his name. For a start, this was Atalanta away -- a tough nut to crack and a side who, this season, are playing a little more on the counter. It was always going to be a war of attrition between Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, but this game would have been a barn-burner if not for some stellar saves from Jan Oblak (no surprise there) and Geronimo Rulli. It was the sort of performance (particularly in the first half) that likely gave Antonio Conte fits, but Tottenham nevertheless grabbed the three points against Wolves thanks to a Harry Kane strike. Chelsea have a bloated squad with an excess of players they need to shift, and it's always tough to bring guys in at the right price when teams know you're desperate (Wesley Fofana being Exhibit A). And with that in mind, you wonder if the departure of Casemiro frees up funds for some last-minute shopping. And you can see the effects, starting from the defending: they've conceded just one goal and that was down to an individual error by Manuel Neuer (who doesn't make many). Yes, it's a long season with a World Cup smack in the middle, but those who wrote off Neymar and Messi may want a rethink. For the time being however, they're doing everything right and in terms of building confidence (in themselves and in Eddie Howe), Sunday was huge. And frankly, it's hard for Xavi to even plan when he's not sure what's going to happen between now and the end of the window. This was the sort of game where you doff your cap to Newcastle's performance, marvel at City's stacked talent, marvel at the entertainment these two served up in 90 minutes and move on. There were big wins for Barcelona and Real Madrid, even bigger ones for Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, and drama galore in the Premier League as Manchester City were put under stress by Newcastle United and Chelsea were humbled by a fitter, happier, more energetic Leeds United side.