Schalke focus ahead of Champions League clash with Manchester City

Manchester City face Schalke in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at the German side.

How the tie is poised

? Manchester#S04 have arrived ?#UCL #MCIS04 pic.twitter.com/LcKD0mxm2I

— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) March 11, 2019

City lead 3-2 after an eventful first leg in the Veltins Arena three weeks ago. Former Schalke player Leroy Sane equalised with an 85th-minute free-kick and Raheem Sterling scored a last-gasp winner as City came from behind. City had led through an early Sergio Aguero strike but two penalties from Nabil Bentaleb – the first controversially awarded following a VAR review of a handball by Nicolas Otamendi – turned the match around. Otamendi was later sent off for a second bookable offence.

Form

Schalke's 4-2 defeat at Werder Bremen on Friday was the team's fifth loss in six games — Schalke’s 4-2 defeat at Werder Bremen on Friday was the team’s fifth loss in six games (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)

Familiar faces

Matija Nastasic will be a familiar face for Manchester City fans (Jeff Holmes/PA)

Manager

Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco is in the spotlight following a poor fun of form (Andy Hampson/PA)

Past meetings

? Ederson’s long ball ❄️ Sterling’s cool finish

Man. City’s last-minute winner in Gelsenkirchen ?#UCL | @ManCity pic.twitter.com/a9kF967iGO

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 26, 2019

City overcame Schalke in the semi-finals of their victorious European Cup Winners’ Cup campaign of 1969-70. The Germans won the first leg at home but City roared back with a 5-1 success at Maine Road. More recently they met in a one-off UEFA Cup group match in 2008. City won 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen with current captain Vincent Kompany in the side.