Manchester City vs Lyon - as it happened: Pep Guardiola's men make losing start in Europe
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City get their Champions League campaign underway tonight against Ligue 1's Lyon.
After being knocked out in the semi-finals of last year’s competition, Pep Guardiola’s men will be hoping to go all the way this time around.
Lyon, meanwhile, will be looking to progress beyond the group stages and avoid dropping down to the Europa League. With City favourites to secure the top spot, they face competition from Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk for second place.
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When is it?
The game kicks off at 8.00pm on Wednesday 19 September.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 3 and BT Sport 4k UHD will be providing live coverage of the game.
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