Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice In a week that could determine just how many trophies are on the cards for Man City this season, Pep Guardiola's side will travel to Germany mid-week for the return of the Champions League. The Blues face Bundesliga side Schalke in the last 16 and will be hoping that the favourable draw on paper doesn't back fire when they make the trip to the VELTINS-Arena. The draw is such a favourable one because Schalke are not having the best of seasons. Despite finishing second to Bayern Munich last year under young coach Domenico Tedesco, the Royal Blues currently sit way down in 14th, just two places away from the relegation play-off spot. They've picked up four points in four games since the Bundesliga returned from its winter break, but the one victory was a 4-1 hammering of Fortuna Dusseldorf and the two defeats came to 2nd and 3rd in the table, so improvements are being made. They've also performed a lot better in the Champions League this season, coming second in a group consisting of Porto, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow after only losing one game. What TV channel is Schalke vs Man City on? Schalke vs Man City will be broadcasted on BT Sport 2 from 7pm. Kick-off at the VELTINS-Arena is at 8pm on Wednesday, February 20. As ever you'll be able to follow every kick of the ball in Germany on our live blog. Highlights of the game will also be available on the BT Sport YouTube channel. Team news for Schalke vs Man City Updates are expected to be given at the press conferences on Tuesday. Odds for Schalke vs Man City (Sky Bet) Schalke - 9/1 Draw - 17/4 Man City - 3/10 Man City to score in the first 10 minutes - 7/2 Man City to win 3-1 - 10/1 Predictions for Schalke vs Man City<doc-sep>Schalke vs Manchester City: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview Pep Guardiola's side travel to face the Bundesliga outfit with hopes of a historic quadruple still burning strong The latest episode in Manchester City’s quest for a first Champions League title will take place in Gelsenkirchen, where they face Schalke. City qualified top of a group that contained Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim , and the Premier League leaders will start as hot favourites to overcome their German opposition. Schalke languish in 14th in the Bundesliga and have won only one of their last five games in all competitions. Article continues below They eased through Group D ahead of Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow but behind Porto, and this encounter will represent another step up in class. Game Schalke vs Manchester City Date Wednesday, February 20 Time 8:00pm GMT / 3:00pm ET Stream (US only) fubo TV (7-day free trial) TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch In the United States (US), the game can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial). New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial of the live sports streaming service, which can be accessed via iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV as well as on a web browser. US TV channel Online stream Galavision / Univision NOW fubo TV (7-day free trial) In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will be shown on BT Sport 2 and streamed on the BT Sport Live app. UK TV channel Online stream BT Sport 2 BT Sport Live Squads & Team News Position Schalke players Goalkeepers Fahrmann, Nubel Defenders Mendyl, Nastasic, Rudy, Oczipka, Sane, Bruma Midfielders McKennie, Serdar, Bentaleb, Konoplyanka, Stambouli, Caligiuri, Harit Forwards Uth, Matondo, Burgstaller, Skrzybski, Teuchert, Kutucu Schalke had a number of selection headaches ahead of Wednesday’s match, with Omar Mascarell suspended for the visit of the English champions. Alessandro Schopf is ruled out along with Breel Embolo, but Benjamin Stambouli has an outside chance of playing some role. Guido Burgstaller and Steven Skrzybksi had been concerns leading up to this game but played a full role in Tuesday’s training session. Schalke starting XI: Fahrmann, Caligiuri, Sane, Bruma, Nastasic, Oczipka, Bentaleb, McKennie, Mendyl, Suat Serdar, Uth. Position Manchester City players Goalkeepers Ederson, Grimshaw, Muric Defenders Walker, Danilo, Laporte, Otamendi, Sandler, Zinchenko, Kompany Midfielders Sterling, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Sane, B. Silva, D. Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden Forwards Aguero John Stones and Gabriel Jesus have been left out of the travelling party due to minor injury problems. Claudio Bravo, Benjamin Mendy and Fabian Delph remain sidelined. Vincent Kompany returns to the squad, while a host of players rested for the FA Cup win over Newport at the weekend will return to the fold for this clash, including Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne. Manchester City starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero Betting & Match Odds Man City are red-hot favourites, with bet365 offering a price of 3/10 for them to win this leg. Schalke are 10/1 to cause an upset while the draw is priced at 5/1. Click here to see all of bet 365's offers for the game, including goalscoring markets, correct score predictions and more. Match Preview Manchester City may still be active in four competitions, but the defending Premier League champions have their eyes especially set on European Cup glory this season. The Champions League title remains absent from the club’s glittering trophy cabinet, and there is a belief that sealing such a crown would elevate the team to a previously unattained status . “If you want to be in the international elite, as a club and as a player, you need to clinch this trophy,” Ilkay Gundogan argued to UEFA’s official website. City’s record in the Champions League, given their investment, has been poor. They have made it beyond the last 16 on only two occasions, with a semi-final in 2015-16 the best they have mustered. Last year, it was Liverpool at the quarter-final stage who got the better of them. “We've experienced a lot in the Champions League in recent years – not all of it positive, of course. We should've won it at least once,” Gundogan, a player who knows the Bundesliga well from his time with Nurnberg and Borussia Dortmund, said. “Every club, every team, every single player would like to lift this trophy sometime. The competition to win it is so big year in, year out, so your chances are not that good, but there's a team that wins it every year.” And, while the media mulls over Pep Guardiola’s side doing a potential quadruple – an achievement never completed previously – the players are more circumspect about their chances . “I think the goal is not to win the four competitions; the goal is to win every game and, the further you progress, you want to win the next game,” Kevin De Bruyne, another Bundesliga alumnus, said ahead of a week that will also bring them the Carabao Cup final, in which they will face Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday. “But to win all four and set that standard is nearly impossible.” Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco is looking forward to the occasion and will not write his team off. “There is nothing like a knockout match in the Champions League against a team that is one of the best in the world,” he said. “We've worked a lot to be able to play such a game and have fun. Logically, we see a chance of winning, but, of course, we aren't the favourites. “Manchester City are a very strong team, we will need a red-letter day and have to give it our all.” With only six wins from 22 Bundesliga matches this season, Schalke have had precious few such days to enjoy this season and anything other than comfortable progress for the English side would be very surprising indeed.<doc-sep>Champions League heavyweight contender Manchester City kicks off its knockout stage play on Wednesday when it travels to Germany to face U.S. men's national team rising star Weston McKennie and Schalke. City finished as the winner of Group F with a 4-1-1 record and 16 goals scored. Schalke, meanwhile, was 3-2-1 in Group D, finishing behind Porto and above Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. City's attack goes up against a defense that proved it could be composed at the back but is looking for consistency since the departure of Naldo to AS Monaco in the winter transfer window. Here's how you can watch the match and what to know: Champions League: Manchester City vs. Schalke Date : Wednesday, Feb. 20 : Wednesday, Feb. 20 Time : 3 p.m. ET : 3 p.m. ET Location : VELTINS-Arena in Germany : VELTINS-Arena in Germany TV channel : Galavision : Galavision Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free) fuboTV (Try for free) Odds: Man. City -375 / Schalke +850 / Draw +525 Storylines Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's team is well rested after crushing Newport County on Saturday in the FA Cup. And the attack is flying high at a crucial part of the season. City has 10 goals scored in its last two games, but will they field a full-strength side in this one? On Sunday, City faces Chelsea in the League Cup final. The UCL match is certainly of higher importance, but it will be interesting to see how strong of a team is fielded and whether Guardiola decides to rest anyone. Schalke: The club is backing into this one, failing to win any of its last four Bundesliga games. Schalke has scored just one goal in its last three league contests, but we can't overlook the success of the group stage. Despite scoring just six goals in six games, Schalke won three of them and only lost once, showing it can grind out results in close encounters. They were one of the best defensive teams in the group stage and will need to limit the damage here to have a chance. Manchester City vs. Schalke prediction Manchester City inches closer to the round of 16 by putting three goals past Schalke on the road while also winning. Pick: Manchester City (-375)<doc-sep>How to watch Schalke vs. Man City in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Schalke hosts Manchester City in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 matchup on Wednesday. The matchup marks the third one pitting a Bundesliga side against a Premier League one in the round, with Liverpool drawing Bayern Munich 0-0 and Tottenham thrashing Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the previous two. Man City will be looking to take a step toward the quarterfinals as it competes on three other fronts. It most recently advanced to the FA Cup quarterfinals, it will play Chelsea for the League Cup final on Sunday and it is currently atop the Premier League table on a goal-differential tiebreaker, with second-place Liverpool even on points and possessing a game in hand. Schalke, meanwhile, has endured a rough season in Germany but found success in Champions League. It sits in 14th place in the Bundesliga, winless in its last four league matches (0-2-2) but earned a second-place finish in a Champions League group that featured Porto, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow to reach the knockout stage. Here's how to watch the match: Time: 3 p.m. ET TV channel: Galavision Live stream: You can watch the match live via fuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Subscribers can also watch via B/R Live and Univision Deportes en Vivo. SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on Fubo TV or anytime, anywhere here.<doc-sep>
Manchester City and Schalke have kicked off in Germany in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup. Pep Guardiola and Man City are attempting to advance to the quarterfinals for the third time in four years, and many are crowing that they lucked out with a knockout round draw against the 14th-place team in the Bundesliga. How to Watch Schalke vs. Manchester City Live Stream: fuboTV ( watch for free ) When: Wednesday, February 20 Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: TNT Where: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Lineups: Schalke: Fahrmann; Caligiuri, Bruma, Sané, Nastasic, Oczipka; Serdar, Bentaleb, McKennie; Uth, Mendyl Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Laporte; Gundogan, De Bruyne, D Silva; B Silva, Aguero, Sterling Schalke haven’t won back-to-back games since November, so in a way, it’s almost fortunate that Todesco’s side has failed to win their last two, losing 3-1 at Bayern Munich before drawing 0-0 with Freiburg on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s City, meanwhile, look to have recovered from the shocking 2-1 defeat they suffered against Newcastle United at the end of January, winning their last four matches since. They’ve scored 15 goals and conceded just twice in that time. The last time these two teams met was in November 2008, when the Europa League still went under its old guide, the UEFA Cup, and the group stage saw each team play each other just once. City were 2-0 victors in Gelsenkirchen on that day, and the Premier League side is even better-equipped to deal with a two-legged clash of this nature almost a decade down the line. The only other time these two teams have encountered one another was in the 1969-70 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, and Schalke lost 6-2 across two legs but were 1-0 victors in the home opener. Todesco has predicted a stern test for his men and was keenly aware of the level of opposition making its way to the Veltins-Arena in the last 16, per UEFA: “There’s nothing like a Champions League knockout match against one of the world’s best. We have worked hard to be able to play in a game like this. By logic, we are in with a chance. Of course, we aren’t favorites, but we have made it to this round [on merit]. Manchester City has an extremely strong team and we need to be strong. We owe it to ourselves and to our fans.” Leroy Sane will travel to Gelsenkirchen and face off against the club where he started his career, but City will be without injured group Gabriel Jesus (hamstring), John Stones (groin) and Benjamin Mendy (knee). A second-leg visit to the Etihad Stadium is almost guaranteed to be a very difficult experience for Schalke, who must take advantage at the Veltins-Arena if they’re to beat City to a place in the last eight. You can watch the match – and every Champions League knockout round game – live on fuboTV. Sign up now for a free trial. We recommend interesting sports viewing and streaming opportunities. If you sign up to a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee.