8th September FC PORTO - MANCHESTER CITY
- Tue 20:00
Fc Porto Vs Manchester City
- Take Place: Estadio do Dragao ( 52,002 )
- Predicted Score: Fc Porto 1 - 2 Manchester City
Confirmed Lineups
( 4-3-3 ) Fc Porto
Manchester City ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Costa
- Costa
- Perez
- Kiwior
- Fernandes
- Rosario
- Varela
- Veiga
- Gomes
- Silva
- Cossa
- Donnarumma
- Nunes
- Dias
- Guehi
- Gvardiol
- Fernandez
- Bouaddi
- Semenyo
- Cherki
- Foden
- Haaland
Coach: Francesco Farioli
Substitutes: 24. Joao Costa, 17. Borja Sainz, 57. Duarte Cunha, 92. Joao Teixeira, 16. In-Beom Hwang, 74. Francisco Moura, 29. Santiago Gimenez, 64. Luis Gomes, 14. Claudio Ramos, 42. Seko Fofana, 58. Tiago Silva, 33. Joao Victor de Souza Menezes
Coach: Enzo Maresca
Substitutes: 13. Marcus Bettinelli, 22. Vitor Reis, 82. Rico Lewis, 28. Geronimo Rulli, 56. Ryan McAidoo, 7. Iliman Ndiaye, 37. Allan Dias, 45. Abdukodir Khusanov, 21. Rayan Ait Nouri, 5. Elliot Anderson, 8. Mateo Kovacic
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Match Officials
- Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
- Assistant: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
- VAR: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Injuries and Suspensions
Fc PortoVsManchester City
| Player | Status |
| Vasco Sousa | Out - injured |
| Oskar Pietuszewski | Out - injured |
| Gabriel Mec | Out - injured |
| Samu Aghehowa | Out - injured |
| Jan Bednarek | Out - suspended |
| Player | Status |
| Jérémy Doku | Out - injured |
Team News
Francesco Farioli is without Vasco Sousa, Oskar Pietuszewski, Jan Bednarek, Gabriel Mec and Samu Aghehowa. Samu’s cruciate ligament injury is particularly significant in attack, while Froholdt’s concussion also removes an important midfield option.
Diogo Costa should start in goal behind Alberto Costa, Nehuén Pérez, Jakub Kiwior and Francisco Moura. That defensive unit has been central to Porto’s outstanding recent run, with the hosts conceding only once across their last six matches. However, they must do without Jan Bednarek after he picked up a red in their last Europa League game last season.
Pablo Rosario and Gabriel Veiga should carry much of the midfield responsibility in Froholdt’s absence, with an additional central option required alongside them. Further forward, William Gomes provides one of Porto’s main threats after leading the club with four goals in last season’s Europa League.
André Silva is expected to lead the line following his return to the club. During his first spell with Porto, he registered four goals and two assists in eight Champions League appearances, averaging a direct goal contribution every 101 minutes, and his experience becomes even more important with Samu unavailable.
Enzo Maresca has an almost fully available squad, with Jérémy Doku the only listed absentee because of a calf injury. Gianluigi Donnarumma should start in goal behind Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi and Josko Gvardiol.
Elliot Anderson is expected to operate as the deepest midfielder, with Enzo Fernández and Rayan Cherki playing further ahead. Cherki averaged 2.3 line-breaking passes into the penalty area per 90 minutes in last season’s Champions League, the highest figure among players with at least 300 minutes.
Semenyo and Ndiaye should provide width around Haaland, giving City pace and direct running on both flanks. That movement could be particularly important against a Porto side likely to defend compactly, forcing the visitors to find routes around rather than through their defensive block.
Haaland remains City’s outstanding European threat. He has scored 34 Champions League goals in 39 appearances for the club, leaving him only two short of Sergio Agüero’s record of 36, while only Kylian Mbappé has scored more in the competition since the start of 2022/23.
Game Analysis
Fc Porto team news: Francesco Farioli is without Vasco Sousa, Oskar Pietuszewski, Jan Bednarek, Gabriel Mec and Samu Aghehowa. Samu’s cruciate ligament injury is particularly significant in attack, while Froholdt’s concussion also removes an important midfield option.
Fc Porto team news: Diogo Costa should start in goal behind Alberto Costa, Nehuén Pérez, Jakub Kiwior and Francisco Moura. That defensive unit has been central to Porto’s outstanding recent run, with the hosts conceding only once across their last six matches. However, they must do without Jan Bednarek after he picked up a red in their last Europa League game last season.
Manchester City team news: Enzo Maresca has an almost fully available squad, with Jérémy Doku the only listed absentee because of a calf injury. Gianluigi Donnarumma should start in goal behind Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi and Josko Gvardiol.
Manchester City team news: Elliot Anderson is expected to operate as the deepest midfielder, with Enzo Fernández and Rayan Cherki playing further ahead. Cherki averaged 2.3 line-breaking passes into the penalty area per 90 minutes in last season’s Champions League, the highest figure among players with at least 300 minutes.
Fc Porto are without 5 — Vasco Sousa (Out - injured), Oskar Pietuszewski (Out - injured), Gabriel Mec (Out - injured), Samu Aghehowa (Out - injured), Jan Bednarek (Out - suspended).
Manchester City are without 1 — Jérémy Doku (Out - injured).
Confirmed lineups are in: Fc Porto set up 4-3-3 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Fc Porto lean hardest on Jakub Kiwior (9.5), Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa (9.5), Gabriel Veiga (9.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Jan Bednarek is out for Fc Porto — index 8.4, against 7.4 for the best cover we hold at his position. Noticeable.
Played at Estadio do Dragao, capacity 52,002. Szymon Marciniak takes charge.
The projected score for this one is Fc Porto 1 - 2 Manchester City, an away win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 9th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.