Atalanta can still mathematically reach the round of 16 even though Gian Piero Gasperini's men are pointless after the opening three rounds.
Atalanta hit back in Serie A days later with a 7-1 demolition of lowly Udinese, but they have felt the absence of star Colombian striker Duvan Zapata, who has been out with a thigh injury picked up on global duty last month.
This season they have continued on the same path leading the way in the scoring charts with 30 goals scored after 11 rounds.
"When they win so many games in the last minute, it is because of special character".
It can be hard to predict Guardiola's starting line-up and he may have one eye on Sunday's crunch Premier League clash with Liverpool, although he has insisted he will not rest players.
Their five goals against Atalanta were split between Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.
Their success has been largely powered by Zapata, who stayed on after finishing second top scorer in Serie A last season with 23 goals.
John Stones is set to start his first Champions League game of the season following a spell out with a thigh problem and the England defender is hoping it will trigger a long run in Guardiola's team.
But Sergio Aguero levelled for City with 20 minutes left and Kyle Walker snatched the victor in the 86th minute to keep Liverpool in their sights.
Atalanta are [5.6] to stun the visitors while The Draw is [5.2].
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We only have one match as evidence but losing 2-1 to Shakhtar was clearly not in the plans, although the defeat was suffered after conceding the victor in the fifth minute of injury time.
For City, the hero was Kyle Walker, setting up one goal and scoring the victor against Southampton in the 86th minute of their clash at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City can book their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a win over Atalanta on Wednesday evening.
They remain two points behind Norwich City, who lost 2-0 to Brighton at American Express Community Stadium.
"We will see. Now we go to Italy to play Atalanta and, when we come back, we go to Anfield".
With the crunch game against Liverpool coming up on Sunday, Pep will surely rotate his pack. "I don't put oil in the fire".
Likely starters in a reshuffled line-up would be Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez, who are [1.94] and [2.78] respectively to score.
Gerard Deulofeu's 80th-minute penalty gave winless Watford their sixth goal of the campaign, but by then his side trailed 2-0 at home to Chelsea thanks to Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic's goals in the 5th and 55th minutes of the game.
Atalanta have only hosted an English team on one previous occasion in European football, winning 3-0 at home against Everton in the Europa League in September 2017.
For Atalanta, Luis Muriel has five in five domestically although he's yet to find the net in the Champions League.
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