It may be added that Manuel Pellegrini is attempting to guide City into the knock-out stages of Europe’s premier competition for the first time after two dismal campaigns under Roberto Mancini.
The Citizens will have to start with an aggressive and winning game against the Czechs as other teams in Manchester City’s group are holders Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow - and any laxity will cost dearly when playing with the strong teams of the group D.
So the match gets going today in a 11,700-capacity Doosan Arena where Pellegrini’s credentials will be put to the test by Czech underdogs Viktoria Plzen.
The match is scheduled to be played on Sep 17, 2013 at 18.45 GMT at Doosan Arena.
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