Man City vs Real Madrid Champions League venue plan in serious doubt after change of UK travel rules

straight to your inboxHere are your Man City morning headlines for Saturday, 25 July.Ten years of excellence will come to an end on Sunday when David Silva prepares to play his final Premier League game for Manchester City against Norwich City.And the Spanish playmaker has sent a moving message to City supporters ahead of the match. “They have shown me so much respect – and respect is the most important thing for me,” he said .

straight to your inboxYaya Toure reckons Manchester City have to score if they want to beat Real Madrid and progress in the Champions League.As part of his hugely successful eight years at the club where he established himself as one of the best midfielders the Premier League has seen, the midfielder also helped the Blues to their best-ever Champions League performance in 2017 when they were narrowly defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.City's chairman was critical of the tame manner of

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola raised hopes that Sergio Aguero will be fit to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League in two weeks. The Manchester City striker was expected to have to sit out the crunch game against the La Liga champions after suffering a knee injury that required surgery in Barcelona.

straight to your inbox Zinedine Zidane is hoping Eden Hazard can make a full recovery in time for Real Madrid's Champions League game with Manchester City. The Spanish giants, dubbed the kings of the competition by Pep Guardiola, must overturn a 2-1 deficit if they are to progress beyond the last-16.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans are planning to give David Silva a big send-off on his final game for the Blues. The little Spanish wizard will be denied the farewell his ten brilliant years of service deserve, as his final season will end without supporters in the ground due to the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola ruled out any chance that Manchester City could persuade David Silva to stay for one more season. The brilliant Blues midfielder starred again as they saw off Bournemouth in a surprisingly tense 2-1 Premier League win.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has rotated his Manchester City side once again for the visit of struggling Bournemouth, as the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal approaches. Guardiola has made no secret that Saturday's showdown against Arsenal at Wembley is City's priority, after the Blues secured Champions League qualification last week.

straight to your inboxLiverpool have been chasing down Manchester City records in the final weeks of the season but with three games to go the Blues are suddenly within sight of one of their own.On the day that Jurgen Klopp's side were pegged back in their chase of 100 points, the dethroned championed smashed in another five goals to move onto 91 for the season.Defeats to Chelsea and Southampton since the restart have shown up the inconsistency that has plagued Pep Guardiola over the past year,

straight to your inbox Manchester City know their route to Champions League glory this season should they make it past Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola's side will take on the Spanish giants on either August 7 or August 8 to determine which side will make the quarter-finals, with City holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg.

straight to your inboxManchester City will play the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie with Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, UEFA have confirmed.The Blues won 2-1 at the Bernabeu in March before the competition was halted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak across Europe. Plans have since been unveiled to finish the Champions League in a final eight tournament in Portugal in August, with quarter-finals, semi-final and final all played over one leg.

straight to your inboxUEFA have confirmed that the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10 July.The governing body last month announced that the 2019/20 Champions League will conclude with a ‘final-eight’ mini-tournament in Lisbon in August.The quarter and semi-finals will be reduced to one leg from the standard two-leg format, with the games commencing on 12 August and the final taking place on

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola urged his Manchester City players to show what they were made of against Liverpool - and is now more confident they can do the same against Real Madrid.Under Guardiola, City have been a trophy-winning machine and have scooped up eight of the last 10 domestic trophies with the chance to make it nine from 11 in the FA Cup this season.

straight to your inbox Two of Manchester City's six remaining Premier League matches have been rearranged for television, with dates and kick-off times now confirmed. City still had two games on the domestic calender that weren't set in stone but now know how the rest of their campaign will look before heading into the Champions League.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is planning to face Real Madrid without Sergio Aguero but Manchester City remain hopeful that they will be able to call on the striker again this season. Aguero suffered a problem with his meniscus in the second game back after the restart and will miss the remainder of the Premier League and FA Cup campaign after undergoing surgery in Barcelona.