Man City's travelling squad to face Real Madrid in Champions League confirmed

CommentsSportJack Flintham Sport Central Audience Writer14:56, 10 Mar 2026Updated 17:27, 10 Mar 2026Manchester City have confirmed their 23-man travelling squad to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 first leg. Erling Haaland, who missed the FA Cup fifth round victory over Newcastle United, has been included after training with his teammates in Manchester on Tuesday morning.

There are also spots on the plane for Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi. The duo who signed from Bournemouth and Crystal Palace respectively in January, were ineligible to play the final league phase fixtures against Bodo/Glimt and Galatasaray.

However, when the registration window reopened, both men were added to City's squad for the knockout stages and could make their Champions League debuts at the Bernabeu. Mateo Kovacic was spotted in training on Tuesday but has not been deemed fit enough to travel to Madrid.

The Croatia international has been missing since October after sustaining an ankle injury. Guardiola confirmed the midfielder would play a part in the final stages of the season and his return to the first-team is edging closer, even if this game has come too soon for him.

City head into the knockout tie as favourites considering their home advantage in the second leg. The Blues were also victorious earlier this season when the two teams met in the league phase. Nico O'Reilly and Haaland scored in a 2-1 win.

City's travelling squad to face Real Madrid

Goalkeepers - Gianluigi Donnarumma, James Trafford, Marcus Bettinelli

Defenders - Max Alleyne, Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri

Midfielders - Nico O'Reilly, Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders, Nico Gonzalez, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden

Forwards - Antoine Semenyo, Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush