Pep Guardiola is convinced of Manchester City's innocence after UEFA's Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) referred the Premier League champions to its adjudicatory chamber following an investigation into alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches.
German publication Der Spiegel alleged that City had broken FFP rules, leading to a CFCB investigation, despite City denying the accusations.
Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, serving as chief investigator, has now referred the case to the CFCB's adjudicatory chamber for a final decision, with City potentially facing a season-long Champions League ban.
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City released a statement on Thursday again refuting the allegations, as well as criticising the investigation as "hostile", claiming that "the decision contains mistakes, misinterpretations and confusions fundamentally borne out of a basic lack of due process.