Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could return from a groin injury as his side begin their Champions League campaign against little-known Czech side Plzen.
Kompany has been absent since his side's 4-0 win over Newcastle in their Premier League opener on 19 August.
Fellow defender Martin Demichelis, signed from Atletico Madrid in September, is out with a knee injury.
Manuel PellegriniMan City manager“We will see if Vincent Kompany is 100%. If he is, of course he will play.”
David Silva, Gael Clichy and Micah Richards are all doubtful.
"Vincent has worked with us normally for the last two days," said City manager Manuel Pellegrini on Monday. "We will see if he is 100%. If he is, of course he will play.
"We will talk with the doctor and decide. I think he will be 100%, but if he is not he will not play.
"We have a very important match but we have other players if any are not 100%."
Plzen are top of the Czech league with six wins in their opening eight games and beat Slovenian side Maribor in a play-off to earn a second Champions League appearance in three years.
In 2011 they finished third in a group containing Barcelona and AC Milan, scoring two late goals to draw 2-2 with Milan in their final game in the competition.
Pellegrini has warned his side that they cannot afford to take their opponents lightly, citing his own success in taking unfancied Malaga to the quarter-finals last season.
"It would be a big mistake to think that playing a team with less history in Europe would be easier to play," he said.
"Last season when the draw took place AC Milan and Zenit St Petersburg were happy to be drawn against Malaga and they felt they'd already qualified for the next round.
"It has been three years now that the club hasn't done well in Europe, and I think that if we want to qualify, we have to respect Viktoria Plzen, CSKA Moscow, and Bayern Munich the same way, and will try to put in our best performance to beat them."
His Plzen counterpart Pavel Vrba promised that there would be no lack of application from his side either.
"Manchester City is one of the top clubs in the world and we are aware that we will not go into the match as favourites," the 49-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I am quite sure they won't be scared of us, but we are determined to fight for every inch of ground."
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