Who could Man City face in the Champions League? Pep Guardiola will avoid Barcelona reunion but could face Real Madrid
All you need to know about Manchester City's possible Champions League group stage opponents
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MANCHESTER CITY are set to find out their Champions League group stage opponents.
The club have been known to be consistently handed difficult groups in Europe's elite club competition and will be hoping for better luck in this season's draw.
Pep Guardiola's men will be relieved that they will not face Barcelona for a fourth season running... yet.
City can only be drawn with the Spanish champions - Real Madrid - as they are in pot 2 with Barcelona, Atletico and probably Sevilla.
Here is everything you need to know about their potential Champions League opponents.
WHO CAN'T MANCHESTER CITY FACE?
Manchester City cannot face any English team until the knockout stages.
And they will avoid a host of Europe's top clubs, who are also in pot 2.
Along with Atletico and Barcelona, City will also not play Neymar's PSG, Borussia Dortmund, or Porto.
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WHO CAN MANCHESTER CITY FACE?
European champions Real Madrid, as well as Bayern Munich and Juventus are the most dangerous opponents from pot 1.
City could also face their conquerors from last season, Monaco, in a match that would see Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy take on their former club.
Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow and Benfica are the pot 1 opponents who would hold far the least fear for Guardiola.
Confirmed in pot 3 so far are Anderlecht, Roma, Basel and Besiktas, with Dutch champions Feyenoord to play in either pot 3 or 4.
So far only one team is confirmed as being in pot 4. German upstarts RB Leipzig are an unknown quantity who most of Europe's top sides will want to avoid.
One of the relative minnows set to qualify, like Apoel Nicosia or Qarabag would be favourable opponents in the fourth pot.
