By Oli Gent

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Manchester City travel to Monaco as the league phase of this season’s Champions League continues.

Pep Guardiola’s side made a winning start to their European campaign as they defeated Napoli 2-0 on Kevin De Bruyne’s return to the Etihad Stadium.

Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku were on the scoresheet that night as the Belgian endured a disappointing return, which culminated in him being substituted on 26 minutes after Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent-off.

Since then, the 2023 winners were held 1-1 by Arsenal, before sweeping Huddersfield aside in the Carabao Cup and then thrashing Burnley 5-1 at the weekend to move up to seventg in the Premier League table.

Now, they face a side that got the better of them in this competition in 2017, when Kylian Mbappe led the charge as the Ligue 1 side emerged victorious in the round of 16.

City came out on top in a rollercoaster first leg, winning 5-3, but they were defeated 3-1 at the Stade Louis II, as Mbappe notched the opener – his second of the tie – before former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielders Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko turned the game in Monaco’s favour.

Since then, Monaco’s squad looks a bit different, but there are some notable names within it, including former Tottenham man Eric Dier and Paul Pogba, previously of Manchester United.

Monaco vs Man City is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick off today, Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

The match will take place at Stade Louis II, Monaco.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be shown on TNT Sports. Coverage begins at 7.45pm BST on TNT Sports 2 ahead of the 8pm kick-off.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

For Man City, Rodri is the biggest injury concern after pain in the Spaniard’s knee kept the midfielder out of the win over Burnley.

The Spaniard has travelled with the rest of the City squad, although Guardiola will want to ensure that he is fully fit before throwing him back in.

Abdukodir Khusanov is also out with an ankle injury, while Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush are still sidelined with their respective knocks.

The game comes too soon for summer signing Rayan Cherki to make his return to action despite taking part in training on Tuesday.

As for Monaco, they have four players who are doubts. Denis Zakaria is out for another month with an abductor problem, while goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky is sidelined with a knee injury.

Aleksandr Golovin is missing with a hamstring injury, and Pogba has still not played for his new side since joining with question marks over his match fitness.

While Monaco do have weapons that could hurt City – especially with the Premier League side’s defence not being as solid as in previous times – the English outfit should have enough to win here.

Monaco, led by Adi Hutter, are coming off the back of a 3-1 defeat by Lorient in the league, and they were thrashed 4-1 by Club Brugge in their Champions League opener.

City, even in second gear, should claim all three points.

Man City to win, 3-0.

Monaco wins: 1

Man City wins: 1

Monaco to win: 5/1

Man City to win: 2/5

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).