Line-ups: Barcelona-Man City

Barcelona make two changes from the side that lost to Real Valladolid for the Champions League tie with Manchester City.

In come Jordi Alba and Andres Iniesta, replacing Adriano and Pedro respectively.

Iniesta will start as part of a three-man attack with Neymar and Lionel Messi, who scored the first goal of the 2-0 win in the first leg.

Alba is in his usual left back station with Dani Alves, scorer of the first leg’s second goal, on the right. Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano form the centre-back partnership with Victor Valdes in goal.

Tata Martino has Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez and Cesc Fabregas in midfield.

City name Joe Hart in goal with former Espanyol right-back Pablo Zabaleta joined by Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott and Aleksandar Kolarov in defence.

Lescott replaces the suspended Martin Demichelis, who was sent off after bringing down Messi in the incident that led to the first goal of the first leg.

Ex-Barca midfielder Yaya Toure returns to Camp Nou with Fernandinho the other part of the double-pivot midfield. James Milner, Samir Nasri and Spain international David Silva are fielded behind lone striker Sergio Aguero, formerly of Atletico Madrid.

City are without manager Manuel Pellegrini, who was suspended after criticising the referee following the first leg defeat.

Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Cesc; Neymar, Messi, Iniesta

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Toure; Milner, Silva, Nasri; Aguero

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