Viktoria Plzen meets Manchester City on Tuesday in a 2013 UEFA Champions League game. The group-stage match starts at 2:45 p.m. ET (19:45 BST). Watch the free live stream by following the link HERE.
Viktoria Plzen and Manchester City compete in the group stage with Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow. Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini knows it's going to be a fight for his team to reach the knockout stage, especially given that his team has never advanced past the group stage of the tournament.
"Manchester City have had difficult games at the group stage. However, I expect this season will also be difficult - I am absolutely sure of that," Pellegrini said, via Yahoo! Sports. "Last season, I think AC Milan and Zenit St Petersburg were very happy to be in the same group as Malaga. If you think you are going to qualify for the last 16 because the other teams are weak, you would be making a very big mistake.
"I think that we are playing against very difficult teams. Maybe nobody here understands the real power of CSKA Moscow but they are a strong team. I think we will have to play very well to get into the knockout stages."
Tuesday is the first competitive match between Man City and Viktoria Plzen, according to Yahoo! Sports. Man City is entering its third Champions League campaign and Viktoria Plzen is entering its second.
Both teams have players out and in doubt, according to SB Nation. Viktoria Plzen is without Marian Cisovsky (calf), and Radim Reznik (knock) is in doubt.
For Manchester City, Martin Demichelis (knee), David Silva (thigh), Gael Clichy (knock) and Micah Richards (hamstring) are out; Vincent Kompany (groin) is doubtful for the match.
Projected Lineups (via SB Nation):
Viktoria Plzen: Matus Kozacik; Frantisek Rajtoral, Lukas Hejda, Vaclav Prochazka, David Limbersky; Tomas Horava, Pavel Horvath; Milan Petrzela, Daniel Kolar, Michal Duris; Tomas Wagner.
Manchester City: Joe Hart; Pablo Zabaleta, Joleon Lescott, Matija Nastasic, Aleksandar Kolarov; Yaya Toure, Fernandinho; Jesus Navas, Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Dzeko.
