Pep Guardiola remains undecided about which of his goalkeepers will start the first leg of Manchester City바카라s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday night. (More Football News)
Ederson, who was forced off in City바카라s 1-1 draw at Liverpool last month, was on the bench for the Premier League title-holders바카라 4-2 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Stefan Ortega put in another solid performance, including a first-half Cruyff turn to deny in-form Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta the opportunity of breaking a 1-1 deadlock at half-time.
Guardiola said: 바카라I have to think about it because Eddie (Ederson) comes from injury, he feels good, I think so, so now I have to decide if a lack of rhythm for that match, I have to decide, but we are really pleased with the (performance) from Stefan. He is an exceptional keeper.바카라
There was speculation over whether Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne would start at Selhurst Park, but both were on the pitch at kick-off, shortly after which Mateta fired in the opener.
It was a De Bruyne masterclass that would win it for City, who were challenged by Oliver Glasner바카라s hosts throughout the first half but returned from the break a far more organised side.
Rico Lewis fired the visitors into an early second-half lead before De Bruyne set up Haaland바카라s 19th of the league campaign, then brought up a century of goals for City with his second of the afternoon.
Guardiola바카라s 2023 treble-winners remain in contention to repeat the feat this season but remain one point shy of both table-toppers Arsenal and Liverpool, who are level on 71 points and separated by the Gunners바카라 advantage on goal difference.
Though City have experience in finding themselves deep in multiple competitions late in the season, Guardiola admitted more injuries this campaign has made the task of fielding a fresh side for every match a bigger challenge this time around.
That may mean a few changes for Tuesday바카라s contest 바카라 and watching a bit more of the opponent.
He said: 바카라I know everyone wants to play but I바카라ll have to see. The doctors will knock on the door and say, 바카라OK, you can count on this player, you can count on this player바카라, and after we바카라ll try to see Madrid.
바카라Because still I didn바카라t see a lot. I will talk with my staff that see more games than me and change the line-up and try to win.바카라
Palace are still looking for their first win since Glasner replaced Roy Hodgson in February but showed plenty of promise in the first half of Saturday바카라s home contest.
Captain Joel Ward, who recorded his 300th Premier League appearance for the Eagles on Saturday, told the club website: 바카라I think there바카라s a lot of positives that we can take from that game. Obviously we created a good few chances as well and scored two goals. I think from front to back we were solid for large spells of the game.
바카라You바카라re always going to have your back up against City. Against another team we바카라d probably go on to win that game.바카라
