W ith the UEFA Champions League about to enter its knockout phase next week after the final round of league phase play last week, Europe's top clubs had big decisions to make rega

Pep Guardiola has added three of his new signings to his UEFA Champions League squad list for the knockout stages of the competition, Manchester City have confirmed.Manchester City’s UEFA Champions

Manchester City’s preparations for the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds have hit an unexpected obstacle. The club has been forced to leave out one of their key January signings from their European squad due to a peculiar UEFA regulation that has limited the number of players they can register.

City made four signings in the transfer window but were only allowed to add three players to their Champions League squad.

Midfielder Rodri was included in Manchester City’s updated UEFA Champions League 2024-25 squad for the upcoming knockout playoffs, the club revealed in a release on Friday.

Rodri has been named in Manchester City's updated squad for the UEFA Champions League, while January recruit Vitor Reis is absent.

The top eight teams from the group stage await their challengers, including Manchester City and Real Madrid, who are set for a thrilling encounter. Manchester City vs Real Madrid:

Marcus Rashford, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio, however, have been added to Villa's squad for the UCL knockout phase.

Unai Emery has confirmed new signings Andres Garcia and Donyell Malen will be left out of the Aston Villa squad for the Champions League’s knockout rounds.UEFA rules dictate that a maximum of three

Unai Emery has left Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia out of Aston Villa’s squad for the Champions League knockout phase. Villa signed Malen from Borussia Dortmund last month in a deal worth €23 million (£19m) plus €3m (£2.