Manchester City — Champions League 2026/27

Manchester City's confirmed playing squad, fixtures, results, current standing and league-phase journey in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

Results last changed 14 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC. Data last checked 15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC.

Rank

Points

Won

Played

Manchester City currently sit 17th in the 36-team table with 3 points from 2 matches played (6 remaining). That position is currently in the "Knockout play-off round" zone. Next up: Matchday 3, home to AEK Athens.

Zone: Knockout play-off round

Manchester City club profile

Founded: 1880

Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Capacity: 61,038

Honours

8×Premier League
7×FA Cup
1×UEFA Champions League (2023)

Won a continental treble in 2022–23 (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League) and set an English record with four consecutive Premier League titles (2020–21 to 2023–24).

Source: Wikipedia, cross-checked 12 Oct 2026. See Data Sources.

Can Manchester City still qualify?

Manchester City can still finish anywhere from 1st to 36th in the 36-team table.

Direct to the round of 16 (top 8): In contention — a top-8 finish is still mathematically possible.

Avoiding elimination (top 24): 18 more points from the remaining 6 games would guarantee avoiding elimination.

Based only on points still mathematically reachable — a “guarantee” holds even if every rival wins all its remaining games. Try your own results in the simulator.

How Manchester City got here

Manchester City (🏴) qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League and was placed in Pot 1 (top seeds) for the league-phase draw. In the 36-team Swiss-style league phase, every club plays eight different opponents — two drawn from each of the four pots — with the top eight going straight to the round of 16, teams 9th–24th entering the knockout play-offs, and 25th–36th eliminated. How the league phase works →

Who Manchester City play in the league phase

Manchester City's eight league-phase opponents are Porto (away), Paris Saint-Germain (home), AEK Athens (home), RB Leipzig (away), Napoli (home), Barcelona (away), Lens (away) and Sporting CP (home). Two are drawn from each of the four seeding pots, with four matches at home and four away.

Pot 1Paris Saint-Germain (H), Barcelona (A)

Pot 2Porto (A), Sporting CP (H)

Pot 3RB Leipzig (A), Napoli (H)

Pot 4AEK Athens (H), Lens (A)

Manchester City's league-phase journey

Across 2 league-phase matches, Manchester City have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 1, scoring 4 and conceding 4. They currently sit 17th of 36 in the “Knockout play-off round” zone.

Recent form: W L

Beaten: Porto

Lost to: Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester City records this campaign

Current run: 1 loss

Biggest win: 2–0 away at Porto (MD1)

Heaviest defeat: 2–4 home to Paris Saint-Germain (MD2)

Highest-scoring match: 2–4 home to Paris Saint-Germain (MD2) — 6 goals

Clean sheets: 1

Manchester City playing squad

The Manchester City confirmed squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase features 20 registered players, captained by Kyle Walker. The roster features 2 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 8 midfielders, and 3 forwards.