Manchester City will be looking to book their place in the Champions League semi-final when they take on Borussia Dortmund tonight.
City lead the German giants 2-1 from their quarter-final first-leg clash last week.
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Marco Reus canceled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener at the Etihad but Phil Foden’s last-gasp strike has given City a slender advantage heading into tonight’s tie.
Paris Saint-Germain will await this evening’s winner in the semi-finals of Europe’s elite competition.
City face a crucial couple of days with tonight’s game followed by their FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea on Saturday.
Dortmund v Man City: How to listen
This match will get under way at 8pm on Wednesday, April 14.
Full coverage from the Westfalenstadion will be live on talkSPORT, with our pre-match build-up starting at 7pm.
Hugh Woozencroft will be your host and commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and Stuart Pearce.
To tune in, click the radio player below or HERE for the live stream.
Here are the other ways to listen…
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Radio – talkSPORT is available across the United Kingdom via DAB digital radio and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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Dortmund v Man City: Team news
Borussia Dortmund: Hitz, Morey, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro, Bellingham, Can, Dahoud, Knauff, Haaland, Reus.
Subs: Burki, Hazard, Schulz, Brandt, Reinier, Meunier, Piszczek, Tigges, Passlack, Reyna, Raschl, Drljaca.
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Bernardo, Foden.
Subs: Ake, Sterling, Jesus, Steffen, Laporte, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Garcia, Trafford.
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Dortmund v Man City: What has been said?
Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City players to seize the moment and secure their place in the Champions League semi-finals.
The City boss said: “Now is the time to make another step. Everyone wants it. The players want to do it again because they were sad when we were not able to go to the semi-finals and this an opportunity to prove ourselves.
“But nobody’s going to give it to us. We have to win it, we have to do it. Just for being in this position nobody is going to say, ‘Just go to the semi-finals’. If we’re good we’re going to do it.”
City, who are bidding for an unprecedented quadruple this season, are clear favourites to progress but Guardiola is well aware of the nerves and pressures that can come into play at this stage of the competition.
He said: “Of course you have to control your emotions but sometimes you need emotions in a good way to win this type of game.
“I didn’t say anything special, we are not going to do anything special. We just go there to win the game, analyse and each one try to be a leader on the pitch.
“When the guy feels comfortable during the game to take responsibility, be more involved; for the guys who are more nervous or quiet, OK, do your job, play simple, be calm, and after the rest will come. After, maybe, five minutes you will be ready to make a good performance again.”
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