Skadeplaget Sørloth aktuell for skjebnekampen mot Arsenal: – Trenger ham

Alexander Sørloth er del av Atletico Madrid-troppen til tirsdagens avgjørende semifinale i Champions League mot Arsenal i London.
Sørloth kom aldri på banen i det første oppgjøret på hjemmebane. Det endte 1-1.
I etterkant forsøkte TV 2 å få kontakt med den norske landslagsstjernen i pressesonen, men trønderen pekte på eget lår og signaliserte at han hadde trøbbel med en skadekjenning.
I lørdagens ligakamp mot Valencia var trønderen ikke å se.
Mandag bekreftet imidlertid klubben hans at Sørloth er med i troppen på 25 mann som reiser til London. Atlético-trener Diego Simeone fikk også spørsmål om nordmannen og andre skadede spillere på sin pressekonferanse mandag kveld.
– De har gjort framgang. Vi håper at alle kan trener i kveld. Og så bestemmer vi oss i morgen tidlig, sa Simeone.
TV 2 spurte hvilken rolle han ser for seg at Sørloth kan spille i den tøffe bortekampen.
– En veldig viktig rolle. Vi trenger ham virkelig, og det var synd at han ikke kunne komme inn i forrige kamp. Vi trenger ham, enten det er i 45, 20 eller 10 minutter, svarte Simeone. (NTB)

Manchester City and Everton have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s Premier League fixture at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. The situation is simple for Pep Guardiola’s side tonight. They simply must pick up three points to keep pace with Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s side has moved six points clear of City at the top of the Premier League table. They also have a four-goal better goal difference than City. No matter how tonight’s game unfolds, City must win in their first game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

You do sense that if City drop points tonight, Arsenal may have an advantage that they won’t surrender in the title race. City take on an Everton side that are tough to beat under David Moyes. Tonight’s match will be no walk in the park for Manchester City. blablasex.es

Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias will miss tonight’s match for Manchester City due to injury. Pep Guardiola shared on Friday that the pair are making progress in their recovery from injury. However, neither player is available for tonight’s match.

The biggest injury issue for Manchester City entering tonight’s match surrounds Rodri. Manchester City’s midfield general has missed his team’s past two matches due to the calf injury he sustained against Arsenal over a fortnight ago. It also wasn’t immediately clear if Rodri trained with his teammates over the weekend which means he is in doubt for tonight’s match.

Here are both teams starting lineups for tonight’s match.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made a raft of changes to the starting lineup that beat Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend. In comes Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly, Bernardo Silva, Antoine Semenyo, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland. James Trafford, Nathan Ake, John Stones, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden, and Omar Marmoush drop to the bench for tonight’s match.

Rodri isn’t included in the Manchester City matchday squad. It remains to be seen when Rodri will return to action.

Starting lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly, Nico, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Substitutes: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden.

Everton

Roma hope Donyell Malen and Matias Soulé can get them within a point of Juventus and fourth place, as Fiorentina rely on Manor Solomon.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Cremonese vs. Lazio on the Liveblog.

This could be a big crossroads in the campaign, because as Juventus and Como were both held to draws, it gives Roma the opportunity to close within a point of fourth place and Champions League qualification.

Neil El Aynaoui is suspended, with Lorenzo Pellegrini, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson injured, plus Manu Kone, Zeki Celik and Bryan Zaragoza not at 100 per cent.

ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Matias Soule of AS Roma gestures during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Stadio Olimpico on December 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Paulo Dybala had been tipped for a return to the starting XI for the first time since January 25, making his comeback as a substitute in the 2-0 win away to Bologna, but he is again on the bench.

It’s barely been possible to see the front three of Malen, Dybala and Soulé start together.

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 18: Paulo Dybala of AS Roma celebrates a goal during the Serie A match between Torino FC and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 18, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Fiorentina are practically safe, but want one more push to be absolutely sure of escaping the relegation zone after a seven-round unbeaten Serie A run.

Their last two were stalemates against Sassuolo and Lecce, but Moise Kean, Roberto Piccoli, Niccolò Fortini and Tariq Lamptey are all still injured.

Robin Gosens and Fabiano Parisi are back in the squad, but Albert Gudmundsson has to be a False 9 with Jack Harrison and Manor Solomon in support.

Roma vs. Fiorentina line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Soulé, Pisilli; Malen

Fiorentina: De Gea; Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Ndour, Fagioli, Brescianini; Harrison, Gudmundsson, Solomon