Porto v Manchester City: Champions League – live

<div id="readability-page-1" class="page"><div id="liveblog-body"><p><span><gu-island name="KeyEventsCarousel" priority="feature" deferuntil="visible" props="{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a9fe9338f08b38c4393fdce&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<p><strong>Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca era has got off to a decent start, with three wins from three in the Premier League.</strong> The <a href=\&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/football/championsleague\&quot; data-component=\&quot;auto-linked-tag\&quot;>Champions League</a> will offer a sterner test than their domestic opposition so far, with PSG, Barcelona, Napoli and plenty more top-tier teams dropping into their autumn fixture list.</p>&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d96cadc9-9f3f-4e27-a650-45f3efcfe399&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<p><strong>First up, though, is a September trip to <a href=\&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/football/porto\&quot; data-component=\&quot;auto-linked-tag\&quot;>Porto</a> – nice for the fans, not so much for the City players.</strong> Also managed by a tactically cautious Italian in Francesco Farioli, the Portuguese champions also boast a 100% league record this season. With the Manchester derby up next, the hard work starts here for Maresca and his new-look City side.</p>&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;3c07f838-37c3-4a0c-9b6f-398117f72acb&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<p><strong>Kick-off is 8pm (BST).</strong></p>&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;239191af-973b-4f26-8fea-ab522b05248e&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1788888645000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;18.30&nbsp;BST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1788883604000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;17.06&nbsp;BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1788888645000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;18.30&nbsp;BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;18.30&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Preamble&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Tue 8 Sep 2026 18.30 BST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Last modified on Tue 8 Sep 2026 18.32 BST&quot;}],&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1788889834360}"><span id="key-events-carousel-mobile"></span><span><p>Key events</p></span><div id="key-events-carousel"><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/sep/08/porto-v-manchester-city-champions-league-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a9fe9338f08b38c4393fdce#block-6a9fe9338f08b38c4393fdce" data-link-name="key event card | 0 of 1"><p><time datetime="2026-09-08T17:30:45.000Z" data-locale="en-gb" title="Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 18:30 British Summer Time">19m ago</time></p><p>Preamble</p></a></li></ul></div></gu-island></span></p><article id="block-6a9fe9338f08b38c4393fdce"><header><h2>Preamble</h2></header><p><strong>Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca era has got off to a decent start, with three wins from three in the Premier League.</strong> The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/championsleague" data-link-name="in body link" data-component="auto-linked-tag">Champions League</a> will offer a sterner test than their domestic opposition so far, with PSG, Barcelona, Napoli and plenty more top-tier teams dropping into their autumn fixture list.</p><p><strong>First up, though, is a September trip to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/porto" data-link-name="in body link" data-component="auto-linked-tag">Porto</a> – nice for the fans, not so much for the City players.</strong> Also managed by a tactically cautious Italian in Francesco Farioli, the Portuguese champions also boast a 100% league record this season. With the Manchester derby up next, the hard work starts here for Maresca and his new-look City side.</p><p><strong>Kick-off is 8pm (BST).</strong></p></article></div></div>