Man City's Champions League group stage draw opponents confirmed

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straight to your inbox Manchester City's squad for the Champions League group phase has been confirmed. City were handed, on paper, a favourable draw in a group with FC Porto, Olympiacos and Marseille in Group C.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards reckons Manchester City are not yet fully up to speed this season.City have taken four points from their opening three Premier League fixtures.Having beaten Wolves in their league opener, Pep Guardiola's men were then humbled 5-2 at home by Leicester City.And on Saturday evening, they were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted Leeds United at Elland Road.Raheem Sterling put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute but Rodrigo levelled for Marcelo Bielsa's side

straight to your inboxManchester City have learned their schedule for the Champions League group stages.Pep Guardiola's side were drawn in Group C with Marseille, Porto and Olympiacos  in Geneva on Thursday, with matches kicking off later this month. The fixture schedule has now been released, with City starting at home against Porto in on October 21.

straight to your inbox Manchester United will get their Champions League campaign underway with an away trip to Paris Saint-Germain. The draw for the group stages of Europe's top competition was held in Geneva on Thursday with United being drawn in Group H, which has been dubbed the 'Group of Death,' alongside last year's runners up PSG, last year's semi-finalists RB Leipzig and newcomers Istanbul Basaksehir.

straight to your inboxParis Saint-Germain star Marquinhos has opened up on facing Manchester United for the first time since their controversial elimination in 2018.United turned around a two-goal first-leg deficit to win 3-1 at the Parc des Princes and progress to the quarter-finals on away goals.The decisive goal came from the penalty spot in the dying seconds of the game, with Pascal Kimpembe penalised for handball by VAR, and Marcus Rashford smashing home the penalty to send Ole Gunnar

straight to your inboxManchester City can count themselves fortunate to have been placed in a Champions League group with sides who have been shy of European footballing pedigree in recent times. None of City’s Group C opponents have launched assaults on European football’s elite in the past decade, but there are past winners of the competition that Pep Guardiola’s men will face.

straight to your inbox Owen Hargreaves has backed Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League knock-out phase despite being handed a tough group. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were drawn against last season's losing finalists Paris-Saint Germain alongside RB Leipzig who were defeated by the French champions in the semi-final.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola believes Manchester City are finished in the transfer market this summer after the arrival of Ruben Dias. The 23-year-old joined City on Tuesday for a fee of £65.2 million and will provide a much-needed boost to Guardiola’s backline.The club still have an eye on the market as they consider potential options at left-back in the wake of Benjamin Mendy’s poor performance against Leicester City on Sunday.

straight to your inbox Txiki Begiristain says Manchester City need to replace their simple desire to win the Champions League with an real belief they can win it, as he reacted to the group stage draw which was made on Thursday. City were paired with FC Porto, Olympiacos and Marseille in the group stage draw, with Director of Football Begiristain declaring his happiness at the way the draw played out.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United will face Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, and Istanbul Basaksehir in this season’s Champions League group stages.The draw for the competition took place on Thursday afternoon, and it saw United drawn against a formidable trio of opponents.Top of the bill are French champions and last season’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain.They are followed by German side RB Leipzig who reached the semi-finals last term, and current Turkish Super

Champions League group stage opponents in a televised ceremony that will take place in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, October 1 at 4pm.The full list of the 32 clubs to be drawn from across the four pots has now been confirmed following the end of a qualifying campaign that resulted in six two-legged play offs to grant the winners access to the group stage of the competition.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer secured United's place in the group stage by finishing third in the Premier League last season.The