It is not understood, Manchester City could be expelled from the Champions League

Manchester City has set the standard in English football in recent years and last season they finally achieved their great goal in Europe by winning the Champions League for the first time, thus completing the treble. City's success dates back to Sheikh Mansour's arrival in the blue half of Manchester in 2008, when the Abu Dhabi royal transformed the club's fortunes thanks to his investment.

But the ambition of parent company City Football Group, the corporate entity that owns Manchester City, is not limited to the management of a single team, and in 2013 a global multi-club project was conceived. The group now includes 12 different clubs and their various teams in men's, women's and youth football in 12 countries and every continent except Africa.

Being part of the same group as clubs like New York City, Melbourne City and Mumbai City is not a problem when it comes to UEFA rules. But as the rules stand, which prevent multiple clubs owned by the same entity from competing simultaneously in European competitions, there are issues that need to be addressed and resolved.

In reality, it is not a problem in the case of Palermo, Troyes or Lommel, all of them second division teams in their respective countries. The problem could be in Spain, with Girona, which is flying in LaLiga and is on its way to qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in its history.

What are UEFA's rules on ownership of multiple clubs?

The rules are designed to prevent a single entity, whether an individual or a group, from exercising control authority over multiple teams, which could raise huge questions about impartiality if the two teams in question were to face each other in the same competition.  Girona is not 100% owned by the City Football Group, but it is the majority shareholder with 47% of the Catalan team's shares after an investment in 2017.