FC Porto vs. Manchester City Lineups & Confirmed Team News for UEFA Champions League Match

Sports FC Porto vs. Manchester City Lineups & Confirmed Team News for UEFA Champions League Match Matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 will see the return of FC Porto after two years. Their first game of the new season will be against Manchester City at the Estadio Do Dragão. FC Porto and Manchester City have been perfect so far in their respective leagues this season. Manchester City are on 9 points after three matches played, and FC Porto is on 15 points after five matches played. Over the weekend, Manchester City defeated Coventry City 1-0 with a goal from Erling Haaland. FC Porto defeated Moreirense 2-1 in the Liga Portugal with goals from Jan Bednarek and William Gomes. FC Porto's Brazilian forward #07 William Gomes celebrates scoring his team's second goal with FC Porto's Brazilian forward #11 Pepe during the Portuguese league football match between FC Porto and Moreirense FC at Dragão stadium in Porto on September 4, 2026. (Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP via Getty Images) Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP via Getty Images FC Porto will be without Zaidu Sanusi, Vasco Sousa, Victor Froholdt, Oskar Pietuszewski, and Samuel Aghehowa due to injuries. Porto will likely play their latest signing, Santiago Giménez, who played his first game against Moreirense. Manchester City will be without Jeremy Doku and Nico O'Reilly in the squad as the two players remain injured and not fit for the match. O'Reilly was set to start for Manchester City against Coventry over the weekend in the Premier League, but in the warm-up, O'Reilly felt something in his back. Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca believes O'Reilly could return for the next game while Doku may need more time to recover. Expected Lineups for FC Porto and Manchester City FC Porto Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa Defenders: Francisco Moura, Nehuén Perez, Jakub Kiwior, Alberto Costa Midfielders: Gabriel Veiga, Pablo Rosario, In-beom Hwang Forwards: Pepe, Santiago Giménez, William Gomes Manchester City Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma Defenders: Josko Gvardiol, Marc Guéhi, Ruben Dias, Abdukodir Khusanov Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson, Rayan Cherki Forwards: Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo Copyright 2026 Athlon Sports. All rights reserved. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM.