Bednarek misses FC Porto’s first two Champions League games | OneFootball

Tuesday’s match against Manchester City will be the first of two Champions League games that Bednarek will be unable to play in as FC Porto return to the competition.

The Polish centre-back was handed a two-match suspension by UEFA following the red card he received in the second leg of the 2025/26 Europa League quarter-finals against Nottingham Forest. As the Dragons were ultimately eliminated at the City Ground, the sanction carried over into the current season. As a result, the player, known as the sheriff, will also be unavailable for the away trip to Betis in Seville, scheduled for 14 October.

Even so, Bednarek is still part of the group of Porto squad players who have never played in Europe’s top club competition. Unlike some of his teammates, he will have to wait a little longer for his debut, which is expected to come on 20 October against PSV at the Estádio do Dragão.

Diogo Costa, Kiwior, Zaidu, Rosario, Alan Varela, Froholdt, Inbeom Hwang, Pepê, André Silva and Santiago Gimenez are the members of the squad who have already played minutes in the competition.

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