Manchester City faced FC Porto in the opening matchday of the Champions League, in a match played at the Estádio do Dragão. This was the first match of the group stage of the European competition.
Before traveling to the Dragão, the Manchester City team held a training session on the eve of the match. In that training session, the club was without two players, who were left out of the session.
The absence of these two players in training raised questions about their availability for the match against FC Porto, although the article does not specify which players were missing or the reasons for the absence.
FC Porto, as the hosting team, received Manchester City in what was one of the highlights of the first round of the Champions League.
