The former Chelsea midfielder comes in to anchor City midfielder due to the suspensions of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.
Meanwhile, Bayern boss Pep Guardiola has decided to bench Manchester United and Arsenal target Xherdan Shaqiri, as well as top goal-scorer Thomas Muller.
Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Kompany (C), Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Navas, Lampard, Milner, Nasri, Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Boyata, Jovetic, Glendon, Pozo
Bayern Munich: Alonso, Benatia, Ribery, Lewandowski, Robben, Rafinha, Boateng, Bernat, Rode, Hojbjerg
Subs: Zingerle, Dante, Shaqiri, Gotze, Muller, Schweinsteiger, Gaudino
