Kyle Walker says unique circumstances boost Man City Champions League chances

eagle-eyed fan on social media spotted what appears to indicate the full round of opening day fixtures. It’s suggested that the opening round of fixtures will include an eye-catching meeting between Manchester United against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Champions League defeat is hard to accept. City had been poor by their own high standards in the quarter final, but had just got themselves level against Lyon thanks to Kevin De Bruyne.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Kyle Walker for his performance against Real Madrid by shackling Eden Hazard and has challenged him to do the same against Lyon. The Manchester City right-back kept Real Madrid's number seven very quiet during their 2-1 Champions League last-16 tie last week.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game

straight to your inboxKyle Walker insists he will be the first to volunteer to go in goal again if the situation arises in Manchester City's Champions League campaign.City are in Lisbon preparing for a quarter-final with Lyon, with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting in the semi-final.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 13.Kyle Walker says a message delivered by Vincent Kompany before he left Manchester City last summer is being used as inspiration in the club's quest to win the Champions League. Walker has revealed the Belgian told his team-mates last season that they should aim to win the Champions League for him, and for fellow City legend David Silva.

straight to your inbox There seems to be some disagreement within the Manchester City squad over how much of an advantage the new Champions League format can be to the Blues' hopes of winning the tournament. Due to the three-month suspension of football across Europe, the Champions League is being played in a mini-tournament in Lisbon at the end of all the domestic seasons, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being played as single knockout ties.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva is homing in on the Champions League trophy – but he is refusing to take quarter-final opponents Lyon for granted.The Manchester City midfielder has been given an extra incentive to lift the trophy this year, with the finals tournament being switched to his home town of Lisbon.And City are seen by some as favourites to win the competition, especially after knocking out Real Madrid in the last 16.But Bernardo says there is no way they will be looking beyond

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is once more one round away from matching a Jose Mourinho record in the Champions League.Manchester City are looking to make the semi-finals of the prestigious European competition for just the second time in their history and the first since 2016 when Manuel Pellegrini's side lost to Real Madrid.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.

straight to your inbox Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn has admitted that Manchester City ’s victory in over-turning Uefa’s European ban has made it tougher for Bayern to win the Champions League. And the former Germany goalkeeper called for tougher financial fair play (FFP) rules to “get more balanced competition”.

straight to your inboxNew details of Manchester City's 2020/21 away kit appear to have been leaked as the club prepare to release the new strip on Monday.City will unveil their new Puma away shirt at 8am on Monday according to their website, and it is expected to be the black and navy blue 'architecture' design that has been 'leaked' previously.

straight to your inbox Fresh allegations made by Der Spiegel contain one glaring error which calls into question the balance of their investigation. The German newspaper has published a fresh batch of hacked emails which it says show that Manchester City misled the Court of Arbitration for Sport.