Official: Manchester City UEFA Champions League Group Stage squad list
Manchester City have confirmed their squad for the UEFA Champions League group stages, ahead of Tuesday's clash with Sevilla.
Manchester City have confirmed their squad for the Champions League Group Stages.
The Premier League Champions begin their latest European campaign on Tuesday, facing La Liga side Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.
City, who were dramatically knocked out of the competition in Spain last season, suffered a shock semi-final loss to eventual winners Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola's side are once again hotly tipped to finally prevail in the Champions League, and begin their 12th straight campaign in the competition this week.
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The Sky Blues were drawn into Group G; alongside Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen.
City welcome Bundesliga giants Dortmund to the Etihad Stadium next week, but first face Julen Lopetegui's side in midweek.
Sevilla have had an underwhelming start to the La Liga season, drawing once and losing three times.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are one point behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, despite dropping points for the second successive away match on Saturday, against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Erling Haaland scored his 10th Premier League goal of the campaign in the Midlands, as Leon Bailey's 74th minute strike secured an unexpected point for Steven Gerrard's struggling side.
Ahead of City's upcoming 2022/23 Champions League campaign, the Premier League have confirmed their squad for the Group Stages, in line with UEFA regulations.
Manchester City A-List:
Goalkeepers: Stefan Ortega, Ederson, Scott Carson.
Defenders: Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Gomez and Manuel Akanji.
Midfielders: Kalvin Phillips, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden.
Forwards: Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.
Manchester City B-List:
Other Manchester City players, namely the likes of Cole Palmer, Josh Wilson-Esbrand and Rico Lewis, would all be eligible for the B-List, which has to be submitted 24 hours prior to a fixture.
UEFA rules state: "A player may be registered on List B if he is born on, or after, 1 January 2001 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday by the time he is registered with UEFA – or for a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year."
Topics: Manchester City, Champions League
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