UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen WLWWW 2
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Manchester City WWWWL 0
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B04112
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Etihad Stadium · 50,592 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Bayer Leverkusen beat much-changed Man City at Etihad

Manchester City paid the price for making wholesale changes as they slumped to a surprise 2-0 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
9
Saves
0
44.8
Possession
55.2
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
529
487
Passes
589
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
20
22
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
8
35
Effective Clearances
9
35
Clearances
9

Highlights

01:14 Have Manchester City lost their 'fear factor' against teams? Watch on ESPN 01:58 Guardiola: I made too many changes vs. Leverkusen Watch on ESPN

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 45Abdukodir KhusanovRB
  6. 14Nico GonzálezCM
  7. 4Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 82Rico LewisRM
  9. 7Omar MarmoushF
  10. 26SávioLF
  11. 52Oscar BobbRF

B04 · 5-3-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Loïc BadéCD
  3. 44Jeanuël BelocianCD-L
  4. 4Jarell QuansahCD-R
  5. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  6. 19Ernest PokuRB
  7. 24Aleix GarcíaCM
  8. 10Malik TillmanCM-L
  9. 30Ibrahim MazaCM-R
  10. 35Christian KofaneCF-L
  11. 14Patrik SchickCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Manchester City 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Kofane.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rico Lewis.
  3. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  4. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Oscar Bobb.
  5. 54' Goal! Manchester City 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza with a cross.
  6. 60' Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Omar Marmoush.
  8. 65' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
  9. 77' Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Christian Kofane.

UEFA Champions League News

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