Kyle Walker was banned by UEFA for three games following his red card during Manchester City’s defeat to RB Leipzig last month.
The England international was dismissed for a crude hack on Andre Silva late in a game that Man City went on to lose 2-1.
Pep Guardiola’s side then qualified for the Round of 16th, but will now be without Kyle Walker on both legs against Sporting CP.
UEFA confirmed the sanction in a statement on Friday, with Kyle Walker’s actions described as “beating”.
The 31-year-old will also miss the first leg of the quarter-final if Manchester City advance to that stage.
Kyle Walker became the second-oldest Englishman to be sent off in a UEFA Champions League game, after Paul Scholes for Manchester United against Roma in April 2007 (32 years, 139 days).
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