FC Basel 1893 vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 11/02/2018, 17:43  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 14/02/2018 at 03:26 in Champions League Prediction

Manchester City are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League, already in the Carabao Cup Final and the last sixteen of the FA Cup, but it's the Champions League they'd love to win most this season. They had a comfortable group finishing top with just one defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk after the group had already been clinched. Saturday saw them get another convincing home win in the Premier League as they put five past Leicester City. Worringly for Basel, Sergio Aguero is in top form as he scored four of those five City goals. City used to struggle on their Champions League travels but this season put four past both Napoli and Feyenoord before the loss to Shakhtar. Basel are no strangers to facing sides from Manchester this season having finished behind United in the group stages. They beat Jose Mourinho's men at home but were defeated in Switzerland by CSKA Moscow.  They have lost three of their last five home Champions League games and with City in such good form, it looks like being four out of six after this game.