Shakhtar vs Man City: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Champions League clash
MANCHESTER CITY kick off their Champions League campaign with a trip to Ukraine.
Pep Guardiola’s men are among the favourites to win the competition – but face a tough task at Shakhtar Donetsk.
What time does Shakhtar vs Man City kick off?
This Champions League group stage encounter will take place on Wednesday, September 18.
It will kick off at 7.45pm UK time – that’s 9.45pm in Kharkiv.
The match will be held at Metalist Stadium, due to ongoing troubles in Donetsk.
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What TV channel is it on and can I live stream it?
Shakhtar vs Man City will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage underway from 7.15pm.
BT Sport subscribers can live stream this via the app on their computer, mobile and tablet devices.
Meanwhile, EE phone customers can watch it by texting SPORT to 150.
This will cost £10 a month to use the app – while for multiple devices, it will £15 every month.
What is the team news?
Manchester City are facing a massive injury crisis in defence with Nicolas Otamendi their only senior centre-back available.
This follows an injury to John Stones that will keep him out for five weeks.
Aymeric Laporte is already sidelined, along with Leroy Sane and Scott Carson.
Benjamin Mendy has returned to training, and could make an appearance.