Oliver Reiss and his Under-19s’ schedule mirrors the first six of eight UEFA Champions League fixtures Enzo Maresca’s first-team side will play.
And following Saturday’s confirmation of the order in which City’s First Team will play their European fixtures, we now know who the young blues will face.
Dates for the games are listed below, with kick-off times and TV coverage to be detailed on mancity.com and the Official Man City App in due course.
CITY’S UEFA Youth League - League Phase fixtures:
FC Porto v City, Tuesday 8 September
City v PSG, Wednesday 14 October
City v AEK Athens, Tuesday 20 October
RB Leipzig v City, Wednesday 4 November
City v Napoli, Tuesday 24 November
Barcelona v City, Tuesday 8 December
WHAT IS THE YOUTH LEAGUE FORMAT?
Just like the Champions League, the Youth League enters its third season under the new format, which features a League Phase.
All clubs will play six matches, three home and three away, mirroring the same first six fixtures as their senior squads.
In order to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition, Reiss and his team will need to place in the top 22 of the 36-team league.
The knockout stage includes a Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final, with the team able to win all five games to be crowned the best Academy team in Europe.
