What TV channel is Manchester City vs Bayern Munich in the Champions League on?

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City hosts Bayern Munich in the first leg of their epic Champions League quarter-final.

City defeated Germany’s RB Leipzig 8–1 on aggregate in the final round of European competition. After drawing 1-1 in the first leg, Erling Haaland scored five in a 7-0 win.

Guardiola’s men come into play after a 4-1 win against Southampton – with Haaland, Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez all scoring for City.

As for Munich, the leaders of the Bundesliga enter the game after a 1-0 win against SC Freiburg. The German side defeated French giant Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 on aggregate in the final round of the Champions League.

Sports mail contains everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City’s meeting with Bayern Munich, including how to watch and team news.

When is Manchester City vs Bayern Munich?

The game between City and Munich will take place on Tuesday, April 11 and the match will start at 8 p.m.

The match between the two sides will take place at the Etihad Stadium, where City have won all of their last five games in all competitions.

Manchester City fans can go into the game with confidence, having won three of their last five games with the Bundesliga.

The two sides last met in 2014. A hat-trick from Sergio Agüero gave the English club a 3-2 win.

Haaland will look to increase his 44 goals in all competitions against Tuchel’s side. The Norwegian has scored eleven times in his last five appearances for Guardiola.

Eric Choupo-Moting is Munich’s top scorer this season with 17 goals. The attacker has scored three times in his last five games.

How to watch

Tuesday’s clash between City and Munich will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1 and will start at 7pm.

The match between the two teams will also be streamed on the official BT Sport app.

Highlights will be uploaded to the official BT Sport YouTube channel after the match.

Sportsmail will also be covering Manchester City vs Bayern Munich live, so you can keep up to date with the latest developments here.

Team news

For the hosts, Phil Foden remains sidelined as he recovers from surgery to remove his appendix.

Apart from that, Guardiola will have a fully fit squad to choose from ahead of the Munich clash.

Nathan Ake is expected to start alongside Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias in the back.

Kevin De Bruyne is expected to start from midfield, along with Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri.

After scoring two goals over the weekend, Haaland is once again ready to start from scratch in attack for City.

As for Munich, the German side will do without Manuel Neuer. The goalkeeper suffered a broken leg in December while skiing on holiday.

Joao Cancelo is allowed to play against his former club after moving to Germany on loan for the rest of the season in January. Munich has the option to make the move permanent in the summer for £61m.

Munich have confirmed top scorer Choupo-Moting will not be traveling to Manchester with the rest of the squad as the attacker is injured.

Former Liverpool star Sadio Mane is expected to start from the start alongside Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller.

Predict Manchester City XI (3-2-4-1) – Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri; Silva, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland

Predicted Bayern Munich XI (4-1-4-1) – Summer; Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies; Kimmich; Gnabry, Musiala, Goretzka, Sane; Muller

What was said?

Ahead of the game, Guardiola will face Tuchel, who beat him two years ago when he was Chelsea boss.

Guardiola said he was “sad” as he analyzed that game, but he blasted critics who think he thinks too much about Europe.

“I’m thinking too much because I’m losing,” the City manager said at his pre-match press conference.

“I’m a genius when I win, but maybe the decision was wrong. I made the decision at the time because I thought it was good to know the players.

“I like being where we are in the league, the FA Cup and being here again. That is my dream. We want to try as we try all the time.

How many Masters has Jack Nicklaus won in his career in 30-40 years as a golfer? Eighteen wins out of 130. He loses more than he wins. Michael Jordan won 6 NBA titles in 16 years in basketball. He loses more than he gains.’

Guardiola also gave his opinion on Tuchel as coach after he was appointed Munich’s new manager in March.

‘Thomas is so creative, good structure, connections, really good in the spaces. He went to Paris and did really well, not only did he win the French league or reach the Champions League final, but the way they played was really good and he did well at Chelsea.

“We want to try, it’s an honor to be here against an elite club. We can’t take anything for granted, you have to play well over the two games.’

Chances

Manchester City win – 8/11

Bayern Munich win – 7/2

Draw – 14/5

All odds through Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.

Prediction

Since the arrival of Haaland in the summer from Borussia Dortmund, City will feel this is their chance to finally win the Champions League.

The striker was a revelation for the England side. if the Norwegian shoots from the start tomorrow, Guardiola’s side will fly to victory.

However, Thomas Tuchel has faced City many times during his spell at Chelsea. The German manager guided The Blues to their second ever Champions League title in 2021, where they would beat Guardiola’s side 1-0 in the final.

Munich has always been a difficult team to deal with. If players like Muller, Gnabry and Sane perform well throughout the game, it could be a tough day at the office for the England side.

Prediction – 3-1 Manchester City