Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Group G opening clash with Red Star Belgrade.
WHEN AND WHERE
We begin the defence of our European crown against the Serbian side at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 19 September, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 (UK).
The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, whilst our Matchday Live show will begin at 18:45 (UK).
David James, Steph Houghton and Steve Howey are special guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight at half-time and in greater detail after the final whistle.
They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.
During the game you can listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Kit Symons while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+ and Recast] will also be available.
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TEAM NEWS
Ahead of welcoming Red Star Belgrade to the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola confirmed City will be without three key players for our first Champions League game of the 2023/24 campaign.
John Stones, Jack Grealish and Mateo Kovacic will all be unavailable for selection.
“I think they are getting better, they are not for tomorrow,” said Guardiola.
“Hopefully for Nottingham or next coming games because we need it because we have not a long squad in that moment. But it’s what it is.”
PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
The boss addressed the media on Monday afternoon with the beginning of the fight for retaining the Champions League trophy on the horizon.
And he anticipates our first European clash, against Red Star Belgrade, to be an exciting one having seen the type of football Barak Bakhar implements in the Serbian SuperLiga.
“Well I saw last season [he was] with Maccabi Haifa in a difficult group against Juventus, Benfica and PSG,” said Guardiola.
“What I saw, because we saw a little bit, my staff analyse what he has done with Maccabi Haifa against [Kylian] Mbappe, [Lionel] Messi and Neymar for example.
“Very impressed with the courage and bravery to play against them. Doesn’t matter what happened. We think tomorrow is going to be quite similar.”
PREVIOUS MEETING
We’ve never had a competitive match against Red Star Belgrade, or any other Serbian side.
However, Red Star are no strangers to meeting English sides in European competitions and they most recently inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Liverpool in 2018/19.
LAST TIME OUT
Our last Champions League match was that famous night in Istanbul in June, as we overcame Inter Milan to be crowned champions of Europe thanks to Rodrigo’s stunning strike.
In our last league encounter, goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland secured a 3-1 victory over West Ham as we fought back from a half-time deficit to maintain our 100% record in the Premier League.
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