Manchester City faces the prospect of not participating in the Champions League because of the tournament’s strange rules.

Manchester City qualified for the Champions League for 13 consecutive years, and they reached the knockout stages of the competition for 11 consecutive years. A Champions League season without Manchester City, at least in the modern era, is unimaginable.

However, according to ESPN, the scenario of the Etihad home team losing their spot in the Champions League could happen. According to the current situation, coach Pep Guardiola and his team are currently 5 points behind top club Liverpool, and Girona is once again at the top of La Liga.

Manchester City could be beaten to the Champions League by Girona

Man City and Girona are two of the 13 teams owned by City Football Group (CFG). CFG currently owns 47% of the shares in Girona. The relationship between Man City and the Spanish representative is especially close when Pere Guardiola, Pep’s brother, is currently the club’s president, and he also owns 16% of the team’s shares.

According to current regulations, if two teams under the same owner qualify to participate in the same UEFA tournament, the team with the higher performance in the domestic tournament will win the spot.

For that reason, Manchester City will have to try to play well in the Premier League. Not only do they have the task of overcoming Liverpool, but they also have to protect their spot in the Champions League.