If Girona is victorious in La Liga this season, it is highly possible that Manchester City will be unable to take part in the Champions League in the 2024–2025 season.

Manchester City is on the verge of being eliminated from the Champions League for the following season.

There is little doubt that Manchester City will be able to secure a spot in the Champions League for the following season given their present level of strength. Nevertheless, Pep Guardiola’s club is facing significant challenges as a result of Green Man’s ownership of multiple models and the rules imposed by UEFA.

According to ESPN, the Etihad Stadium home team will not be eligible for the Champions League the next season even if they finish in the top four of the Premier League. This is because Girona will win La Liga this season, and Man City will not be able to win the Premier League. Man City is currently five points behind Liverpool in the standings, while Girona is currently in first place in La Liga.

A corporation that owns football teams all around the world is known as City Football Group (CFG), and two of the thirteen clubs that belong to this organization are Man City and Girona. At this time, CFG holds a 47% stake in the shares of Girona. 

Particularly noteworthy is the relationship that exists between Girona and Manchester City: Pere Guardiola, who is the younger brother of Pep Guardiola, is now serving as the president of Girona and also controls sixteen percent of the club’s shares during this time. 

As per the laws that are now in existence, in the event that two teams that are owned by the same individual are eligible to take part in the same UEFA tournament, the team that has the best performance in the domestic tournament will be awarded a spot to take part in the competition. The team that has the higher ranking on the UEFA coefficient rankings will be the one to receive a ticket to the European Cup in the event that two clubs finish in the same position in their respective national championships, for example, holding the second spot. Manchester City is going to be the team that takes part in the Champions League in this particular scenario.

It is important to note that the European Union Football Association (UEFA) has in the past discovered solutions to situations that are comparable. In recent years, for instance, both RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg have been able to compete together in the Champions League. This is despite the fact that both clubs are owned by the Red Bull company. The reason for this is that Salzburg has changed persons within the leadership team in order to make it more evident that there is a clear distinction between them and Leizpig.