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Man City include Rodri in Champions League squad but omit one new signing

Vitor Reis cannot play in the Champions League knockout rounds as Man City confirmed their squad

Richard Jolly
Senior Football Correspondent
Friday 07 February 2025 12:13 GMT
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Rodri is sidelined with an ACL injury and will miss the play-off against Real Madrid
Rodri is sidelined with an ACL injury and will miss the play-off against Real Madrid (Getty Images)

Manchester City have omitted their £29m signing Vitor Reis from their Champions League squad for the knockout phase.

The Brazilian defender, who was bought from Palmeiras in January, will not be eligible to face Real Madrid in the play-off round or, if City progress, in any future European matches this season.

City chose to register fellow new recruits Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez and Abdukodir Khusanov instead in the list they gave to Uefa.

It also includes the injured Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, though the Spaniard could miss the rest of the season as he recovers from a cruciate ligament injury.

Clubs were able to add up to three players to their European squads for the second half of the season but City had made four signings at an initial cost of over £170m.

Vitor Reis was signed in January
Vitor Reis was signed in January (Getty Images)

They opted for £59m forward Marmoush, £49m midfielder Gonzalez and £33m centre-back Khusanov instead of Reis, with the Uzbekistan international preferred to his fellow defender, despite his difficult debut against Chelsea.

Reis, 19, only made 22 appearances for Palmeiras before City bought him in January.

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