Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala has insisted that he has no fears about facing Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Wednesday night, or indeed the Swede's equally talented striker partner Edinson Cavani.





Both PSG forwards scored crucial goals in the last round of the competition against Chelsea, while Ibrahimovic became the first player in Europe's top five divisions to hit 30 league goals for the season after a Ligue 1 hat-trick against Nice at the weekend.

Zlatan continues to show that age is just a number. He was first player in Europe's top 5 leagues to score 30 goals. pic.twitter.com/AdO5UhLc2j — bwin (@bwin) April 4, 2016

"I respect Ibrahimovic and Cavani but they don't scare me," Mangala firmly stated when he sat beside Manuel Pellegrini at the pre-match press conference (via MCFC.co.uk).





"Paris is a big team in Europe that has project and is progressing. It's a big match for us. They already played a quarter final last season and we have to respect that."

With Vincent Kompany still nursing his latest injury, Mangala is set to partner Nicolas Otamendi at the back. But City have at least had one major fitness after goalkeeper Joe Hart was declared ready to play by the manager following a calf problem he suffered in the Manchester derby last month.





"Hart has worked without any problem in the last day. He has had medical and physical tests and has no problems to play," Pellegrini revealed. Yaya Toure, however, will not be present at the Parc des Princes because of a knee injury.

Speaking about how City will approach the game, the Chilean added, "We know it's a difficult game we face but we believe we have a chance to continue. We are not coming to Paris to draw 0-0. We'll play our usual way.





"It's important for the club, the fans, the players. Last season we couldn't continue as we faced a strong team like Barcelona. Now we've improved this season. We've topped our group for the first time and qualified from the last 16 for the first time."





PSG are currently considered fourth favourites by bookmakers at 15/2 to lift the trophy this season, with City a longer shot at 18/1 (SkyBet).

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