Bednarek misses FC Porto's first two Champions League matches | OneFootball

Tuesday’s meeting with Manchester City will be the first of two Champions League matches that Bednarek will be unable to play in FC Porto’s 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 trip to face Betis in Seville, scheduled for 14 October.

Even so, Bednarek is among the group of Porto players who have never taken part in Europe’s premier club competition. Unlike some of his teammates, he will have to wait a little longer for his debut, which should 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 squad players who have already logged minutes in the competition.

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