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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City and Chelsea are in European action tonight but the two teams are in very different shape in their Champions League groups.
Manchester City are facing a must-win tie against their Russian opponents, after squandering a two-goal lead in Moscow a couple of weeks ago.
Manuel Pellegrini's team are winless in their first three matches in Group D, with draws against Roma and CSKA, and a defeat in Munich against table-topping Bayern.
This game represents their easiest chance of three points, and with Bayern already pretty much qualified from the group, City will need a victory before they head for what is likely to be a showdown at the Stadio Olimpico on 10 December.
Chelsea are top of Group G and face a Maribor side they beat 6-0 at Stamford Bridge when the teams met last month.
However, the Blues can expect a hostile atmosphere in Slovenia and will find it much more difficult than they did at home - Maribor frustrated Sporting Lisbon to earn a 1-1 draw when they played at the Stadion Ljudski on matchday one.
With Liverpool at Anfield their next opponent in the early Saturday kick-off, Jose Mourinho will likely play a slightly weakened team to ensure his first-choice players dare fit and raring to go in that one.
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