Overview
- The Champions League group match between FC Porto and Manchester City is scheduled at the Estádio do Dragão on Tuesday 8 September with a 20:00 BST kick-off.
- Porto enter on the back of a five-match winning run in the Primeira Liga, an 11-1 goal tally and an extended unbeaten record at home that has raised expectations for their European return.
- Manager Enzo Maresca has signalled rotation for City and said he may rest Erling Haaland and give Champions League minutes to younger or new players such as Ayyoub Bouaddi and Iliman Ndiaye.
- Pre-match squad notes include reports that Jan Bednarek is suspended for Porto, a point of dispute across outlets, and the signing Santiago Gimenez could make his full debut for the hosts.
- The fixture will air on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and carries extra interest because it is City’s first Champions League campaign since Pep Guardiola left and the clubs have met four times in Europe with City unbeaten in those games.