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Both squads trained on Wednesday night on the stadium's newly-laid pitch, one which City boss Mark Hughes has admitted is causing him slight concern.
"We are aware of that situation and irrespective of the work they do with it, the pitch won't be ideal because it won't have time to bed in," he says.
"I have had experience of pitches that have been laid prior to games with Wales in the Millennium Stadium.
"On occasions the pitch played okay, on other occasions it was detrimental to a good game. Hopefully that won't be the case."
The sliding roof at the hosts' ground is likely to be open tonight but it was closed during the Wednesday training sessions. The temperature here in the Danish capital is minus four in mid-afternoon, so it will be even chillier when kick off rolls around at 8.05pm local time.
One notable feature to look out for tonight is the mural behind one of the goals! The entire stand at one end of the ground is being refurbished, so a huge painting, reminiscent of the one Arsenal erected at Highbury in the early 1990s for the same reason, spans the width of the pitch. It will lend a slightly surreal touch to the evening's proceedings, which will take place in front of a reduced capacity of 34,000 or so fans.
City's 1,800-strong contingent of supporters began to arrive on Wednesday for the next part of this season's European odyssey. It all began in the Faroes on July 17th, has already taken in one trip to Denmark before moving almost as far as you can go in Europe to Cyprus. Following that was a magnificent win in Germany over Schalke, before the group stage ended in defeat on the northern coast of Spain in Santander.
The winners of this tie will meet either Aalborg or Deportivo La Coruna, with the Danish side in pole position to progress after winning last night's first leg 3-0.
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