The injured midfielder Rodri has been included in the up -to -date Manchester City Champions League.
Spain International has not appeared for the city since it suffered from anterior cross -ligament injury in September and was expected to be unlikely to play this season again.
Pep Guardiola’s men fought in the absence of the 28-year-old, slipping into the fifth on the Premier League table and ensuring only his development in the Champions League Knockout round play-off in the final game of the league.
But the champions could possibly deliver a huge impetus with the return of the 2024 Ballon d’Or or winner before the end of the campaign after being named in their European team for the rest of the season.
The city faces Real Madrid in its first two-legged Play-Off game next week, and while it seems unlikely that the midfielder will appear in this tie, it could be available if they reach the final stages.
Our team for the @CchampionslagueGue has been updated 📋
– Manchester City (@mancity) 7 February 2025
January signs Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez have also been included, although there is no place for colleagues New Arrival Victor Reis with the city that is only allowed to make three changes.
Kyle Walker is one of the names removed from their team after his loan to Milan, with Josh Wilson-Esbrand making and making the road after making a temporary change to Stoke.
Man City hosts a real Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, February 11, before heading to Bernabeu on Wednesday, February 19th.
Manchester City Champions League Squad
List a
Goalkeepers
Ederson, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Scott Carson
Defenders
Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Abdukodir Khusanov, Josko Gvardol
Middle
Nico, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grialish, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo, Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, James Mcatee, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Savinho
Front
Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush
List B (players born or after, January 1, 2003)
Oscar Bobb, Max Alleyne, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly
