In the Round of 16 first leg held on Feb 24,2016,Manchester City beat Dynamo Kiev 3-1
In the second leg,the match ended in a goalless draw
Manchester City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League by aggregate goals of 3-1
The Belgium international, 29, has
started just 13 games in the Premier League all season and has had 14
calf injuries since signing in 2008.
"Vincent has again a muscle injury in his calf, the same problem he has had before," said Pellegrini.
"He will miss at least three quarters of the rest of the season."
Kompany is set for scan on either Wednesday or Thursday, with Pellegrini stating that "always with muscle injuries it is a minimum of one month".
The defender will certainly miss Sunday's derby against Manchester United, and is likely to miss City's Champions League quarter-final first leg on 5 or 6 April.
In all competitions this season, Manchester City have conceded a goal every 156 minutes with Kompany on the pitch and every 70 minutes without him on the pitch
Vincent Kompany has played just 19 of a possible 46 games for Manchester City this season
In the second leg,the match ended in a goalless draw
Manchester City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League by aggregate goals of 3-1
- Manchester City are the seventh different English side to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League - after Arsenal, Tottenham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea - since the old European Cup was rebranded in 1992
- City kept their first clean sheet in 10 Champions League matches - their last came in December 2014 against Roma
- This was only the second time that City have failed to score in a Champions League match at the Etihad Stadium
- City managed their one and only shot on target in this match in the 73rd minute
Manchester City captain out for 'at least a month'
Manchester City will be without
captain Vincent Kompany for at least a month after the defender injured a
calf against Dynamo Kiev.
"Vincent has again a muscle injury in his calf, the same problem he has had before," said Pellegrini.
"He will miss at least three quarters of the rest of the season."
Kompany is set for scan on either Wednesday or Thursday, with Pellegrini stating that "always with muscle injuries it is a minimum of one month".
The defender will certainly miss Sunday's derby against Manchester United, and is likely to miss City's Champions League quarter-final first leg on 5 or 6 April.
In all competitions this season, Manchester City have conceded a goal every 156 minutes with Kompany on the pitch and every 70 minutes without him on the pitch
Vincent Kompany has played just 19 of a possible 46 games for Manchester City this season
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