Manchester City have added midfielder Rodri to their updated Champions League squad for the knockout phase, indicating the midfielder could be back to action soon before the season is over.

Manchester City take on Real Madrid in the playoff round of the Champions League having been paired with the Spanish giants for the fourth season in succession

Midfielder Rodri was included in Manchester City’s updated UEFA Champions League 2024-25 squad for the upcoming knockout playoffs, the club revealed in a release on Friday.

City made four signings in the transfer window but were only allowed to add three players to their Champions League squad.

Manchester City began the rebuild of their squad during the January transfer window. The signings of Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzàlez, Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov in the January transfer window show that City won’t be taking any backward steps in replenishing their squad.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola faces a selection headache as he will need to omit one of the club's January signing from the Champions League knockout stages ahead of Thursday's deadline.

Who Gets Left Out?Manchester City’s relentless pursuit of European glory has once again been met with an administrative conundrum. As Pep Guardiola’s side

Manchester City will do battle with Real Madrid in the new UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoffs. Following disappointing league phase campaigns, the current holders and the 2023 champions will battle for the fourth successive season,