Manchester City and Atletico Madrid confirm full lineups for pre-season friendly in Seoul

On 2026-08-09, full lineups were confirmed for a pre-season friendly between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, with Manchester City led by Enzo Maresca for the fixture.

The match is Manchester City's third pre-season game ahead of the new season. Several of City's leading players, including Erling Haaland, Rodri and Rayan Cherki, were not named for the contest; Omar Marmoush is listed to lead the attack while Tijjani Reijnders and Mateo Kovačić are slated for key midfield roles. Atletico Madrid will also be without a number of their stars, notably Julian Alvarez, who was a part of Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final; Jan Oblak is named as goalkeeper with Robin Le Normand and David Hancko in defence and Koke in midfield.

Playing XI for Manchester City: Donnarumma (GK); Nunes, Reis, Dias (C), Gvardiol; Reijnders, Kovacic; Savinho, Foden, Semenyo; Marmoush.

Manchester City bench: Bettinelli, Wint, Chabot, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Echeverri, Monga, Braithwaite, Mukasa, Mubama, Alleyne, Sangare, Samba, Heskey, Lewis, Henderson-Hall, Mfuni, Parker.

Atletico Madrid Playing XI: Oblak (GK); J. Domínguez, Le Normand, Hancko, D. Martínez; Hjulmand, Obed Vargas, Koke, Mendoza; Carlos Martín, Lookman. Atletico bench: Rubio, Esquivel, Puric, Sola, Bonar, Giménez, Hueso, Lemar, Luque, Llorente, Esteban, Vargas, Ruggeri, Ortiz, Castillo.

In the United States of America, fans can watch this game live on Paramount+. CITY+ can be used to view this fixture live in India, and Movistar+ can be used to view this fixture live.