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Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen (2025-11-25T20:00:00.000Z)

Champions League Round 5
  • Etihad Stadium
  • João Pedro Silva Pinheiro
0 - 2Full time

Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen (2025-11-25T20:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Manchester City 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Grimaldo and Schick punish Guardiola's rotation

Manchester City lost their first Champions League game of the season after Bayer Leverkusen stunned them in Pep Guardiola's landmark match.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    55%
    45%
  • 1.78
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.51
  • 19
    Total shots
    7
  • 3
    Big chances
    1

Events

23‎’‎
Alejandro Grimaldo (0 - 1)assist by Christian Kofane
46‎’‎
54‎’‎
78‎’‎
+2 minutes added
6.6

Manchester City

4-2-3-1

7.6

Bayer Leverkusen

3-1-4-2
6.6
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
5.2
1Trafford
7.6
Bayer Leverkusen
3-1-4-2

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    55%
    45%
  • 1.78
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.51
  • 19
    Total shots
    7
  • 3
    Big chances
    1

Player of the Match

Mark Flekken
Bayer Leverkusen
9.2

About the match

    Manchester City faces Bayer Leverkusen at Etihad Stadium on Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 20:00 UTC. This match is part of the Champions League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen live score with a full set of match features, including:

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  • The lineups are:
    Manchester City (4-2-3-1): James Trafford - Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Rayan Ait Nouri - Rico Lewis, Nico González - Oscar Bobb, Tijjani Reijnders, Savinho - Omar Marmoush.
    Bayer Leverkusen (3-1-4-2): Mark Flekken - Jarell Quansah, Loic Badé, Jeanuël Belocian - Aleix Garcia - Ernest Poku, Ibrahim Maza, Malik Tillman, Alejandro Grimaldo - Christian Kofane, Patrik Schick.

  • Unavailable players for Manchester City: Mateo Kovacic (injury), Rodri (injury). Unavailable players for Bayer Leverkusen: Arthur (injury), Janis Blaswich (injury), Lucas Vázquez (injury), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (injury), Edmond Tapsoba (suspension), Equi Fernandez (injury), Exequiel Palacios (injury), Robert Andrich (suspension).

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Etihad StadiumManchester, England
Capacity55,097
Attendance50,592
92%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
1°C

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Etihad StadiumManchester, England
Capacity55,097
Attendance50,592
92%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
1°C

About the match

Who will win?