European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
Road to Football

Champions League · 2026/27

Manchester City

Etihad Stadium · Manchester · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty28.9Rank 25 of 36
Opponent coefficient574.699Rank 25 of 36
Round-trip travel8,660 kmRank 26 of 36
Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient125.5Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Porto
Away team: Manchester City
VenueEstádio do DragãoPorto
ScheduledAway
Home team: Manchester City
Away team: AEK Athens
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledHome
Home team: Leipzig
Away team: Manchester City
VenueRB ArenaLeipzig
ScheduledAway
Home team: Manchester City
Away team: Napoli
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledHome
Home team: Lens
Away team: Manchester City
VenueStade Bollaert-DelelisLens Agglo
ScheduledAway
Home team: Manchester City
Away team: Sporting CP
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledHome
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Manchester City2
Away team: Napoli0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeWin
Home team: Monaco2
Away team: Manchester City2
VenueStade Louis IIMonaco
Full timeDraw
Home team: Villarreal0
Away team: Manchester City2
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
Full timeWin
Home team: Real Madrid1
Away team: Manchester City2
VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid
Full timeWin
Home team: Manchester City2
Away team: Galatasaray0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeWin
Home team: Real Madrid3
Away team: Manchester City0
VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid
Full timeLoss
Home team: Manchester City1
Away team: Real Madrid2
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeLoss
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Manchester City0
Away team: Inter0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeDraw
Home team: Manchester City5
Away team: Sparta Praha0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeWin
Home team: Sporting CP4
Away team: Manchester City1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeLoss
Home team: Manchester City3
Away team: Feyenoord3
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeDraw
Home team: Juventus2
Away team: Manchester City0
VenueJuventus StadiumTurin
Full timeLoss
Home team: Manchester City3
Away team: Club Brugge1
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeWin
Home team: Manchester City2
Away team: Real Madrid3
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeLoss
Home team: Real Madrid3
Away team: Manchester City1
VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid
Full timeLoss

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Paris Saint-Germain

Parc des Princes · Paris

Club coefficient
132
Travel
Estimated controls

Sporting CP

Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon

Club coefficient
84
Travel
Estimated controls

Napoli

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · Naples

Club coefficient
63
Travel
Estimated controls

AEK Athens

Agia Sophia Stadium · Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Municipality

Club coefficient
24
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Barcelona

Camp Nou · Barcelona

Club coefficient
113.25
Return travel
2,768 km
Estimated controls
2

Porto

Estádio do Dragão · Porto

Club coefficient
80.75
Return travel
2,901 km
Estimated controls
2

Leipzig

Red Bull Arena · Leipzig

Club coefficient
61
Return travel
2,026 km
Estimated controls
2

Lens

Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Lens

Club coefficient
16.699
Return travel
965 km
Estimated controls
2

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes8,660 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayBarcelonaCamp NouBarcelona1,384 km2,768 km2
awayPortoEstádio do DragãoPorto1,451 km2,901 km2
awayLeipzigRed Bull ArenaLeipzig1,013 km2,026 km2
awayLensStade Bollaert-DelelisLens483 km965 km2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 28.9

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank25 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight33.2 · 21.6 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight16 · 4 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight33.3 · 3.3 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures10 fixtures
2024/25Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures10 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final in the published record

This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.