Manchester City showed faith in Rodri potentially returning to action this season by registering the injured Ballon d’Or winner on Friday in its Champions League squad for the knockout phase. With a limit of three new signings in the midseason transfer window allowed,

City made four signings in the transfer window but were only allowed to add three players to their Champions League squad.

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,

The quarter-final first legs will be played over March 18 and 19 with the second legs coming the following week.

Holders Barcelona will face Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals of the women's Champions League in what will be a repeat of the 2023 final while Chelsea face Manchester City in an all-English tie after the draw was made on Friday.

Manchester City will face Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinal with Arsenal drawn to face Real Madrid. The draw means the Women's Super League (WSL) pair will face off four times in the span of 12 days.