Man City XI vs Porto: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

The Coventry match turned up a pair of new injury concerns. Nico O’Reilly was due to start but dropped out late having sustained a lower back issue during the warm-up, with debutant Enzo Fernandez called in to replace him.Iliman Ndiaye will hope to make his Champions League debut on Tuesday nightPAMaresca had already promised to make changes at the Estadio do Dragao.Speaking after sinking Coventry, he told reporters: “We saw today with Ayyoub [Bouaddi], [Ryan] McAidoo, Iliman Ndiaye, they haven’t played in Champions League but they need to start, so on Tuesday they are going to start to get minutes in the Champions League.”Bouaddi will partner Fernandez at the base of midfield, in front of a back four comprising Josko Gvardiol, Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias and Matheus Nunes.O’Reilly will be back for Sunday’s derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but it remains to be seen when exactly Doku will return. Maresca has made clear that Haaland will need to be rotated in and out of the squad over the coming weeks as City compete on four fronts, but the prolific Norwegian will lead the line in Portugal anyway.Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias (C), Guehi, Gvardiol, Bouaddi, Fernandez, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, HaalandSubs: Bettinelli, Rulli, Anderson, Ndiaye, Kovacic, Ait-Nouri, Reis, Allan, Khusanov, McAidoo, LewisTime and date: 8pm BST on Tuesday September 8, 2026Venue: Estadio do Dragao, Porto