Manchester City have announced their 23-man squad for this season’s UEFA Champions League, with Nico O’Reilly still qualifying through List B.
Why 23 and not 25 players in their UCL squad?
Despite being allowed 25 players on their squad, Enzo Maresca named only 23, with at least four of those squad places reserved for players trained by the club itself. City only have two players who qualify under this benchmark, with Phil Foden and Rico Lewis both coming through the ranks of City’s academy. Under UEFA regulations, those two unfilled spots for locally-trained players can be used on another senior player. Therefore, City can only list 23 players, instead of the allowed 25 players.
Both Nico O’Reilly and Ryan McAidoo, who are expected to play roles under Maresca this season, qualify for List B, which can be updated during the competition and predominantly features U21 players.
Manchester City’s Champions League “List A” Squad
Goalkeepers: Donnarumma, Rulli, Bettinelli, Chabot.
Defenders: Lewis, Khusanov, Reis, Dias, Guéhi, Gvardiol, Aït-Nouri, Nunes
Midfielders: Kovačić, Anderson, Bouaddi, Fernández, Cherki, Foden
Forwards: Doku, Allan, Ndiaye, Semenyo, Haaland.
Who will Manchester City play in the Champions League this season?
Manchester City will open their UEFA Champions League league phase on Tuesday as they travel to Portugal to face Porto. Below is their full schedule for the league phase:
- FC Porto v City, Tuesday 8 September, 20:00 (UK)
- City v PSG, Wednesday 14 October, 20:00 (UK)
- City v AEK Athens, Tuesday 20 October, 20:00 (UK)
- RB Leipzig v City, Wednesday 4 November, 20:00 (UK)
- City v Napoli, Tuesday 24 November, 20:00 (UK)
- Barcelona v City, Tuesday 8 December, 20:00 (UK)
- RC Lens v City, Wednesday 20 January, 20:00 (UK)
- City v Sporting CP, Wednesday 27 January, 20:00 (UK)
