UEFA Champions League · Tue, 25 Nov 2025 ·
Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen — 0 - 2
Etihad Stadium · Referee: J. Pinheiro
Match report
Bayer Leverkusen win 2-0 at Manchester City
Bayer Leverkusen beat Manchester City 2-0 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 5 on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 at Etihad Stadium. A. Grimaldo (23') and P. Schick (54') scored for Bayer Leverkusen. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Manchester City had 55% of the ball and 19 shots (7 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 7 (2 on target). Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 10.0.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Match events
- 23'goalA. GrimaldoAssist: C. Kofane
- 46'substitutionO. BobbOff: J. Doku
- 46'substitutionR. Ait-NouriOff: N. O'Reilly
- 46'substitutionR. LewisOff: P. Foden
- 54'goalP. SchickAssist: I. Maza
- 60'yellow cardAlejandro GrimaldoYellow Card
- 65'substitutionO. MarmoushOff: E. Haaland
- 65'substitutionA. KhusanovOff: R. Cherki
- 77'yellow cardChristian KofaneYellow Card
- 82'substitutionC. KofaneOff: N. Tella
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 1J. TraffordG
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkeD
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 82R. LewisM
- 14NicoM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 52O. BobbF
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 26SavinhoF
Substitutes
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 3R. DiasD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuF
- 20B. SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 27M. NunesM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 47P. FodenM
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 19E. PokuD
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadeD
- 44J. BelocianD
- 20A. GrimaldoD
- 30I. MazaM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 35C. KofaneF
Substitutes
- 36N. LombG
- 40J. SchlichG
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 23N. TellaF
- 27J. MensahM
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 43B. HawighorstD
- 45N. MensahM
- 46F. PohlD
Match statistics
- 55%Possession45%
- 1.78Expected goals (xG)0.51
- 19Total shots7
- 7Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target1
- 6Blocked shots4
- 15Shots inside the box6
- 4Shots outside the box1
- 9Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 4Fouls8
- 0Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves9
- 589Passes487
- 529Accurate passes420
- 90%Pass accuracy86%
- 2.19Goals prevented2.19
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James TraffordG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 5John StonesD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 82Rico LewisM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 52Oscar BobbF | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| 13Marcus BettinelliG | – | – | ||
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | – | – | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | – | – | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | – | – | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 25 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | – | – | ||
| 27Matheus NunesM | – | – | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Jérémy DokuF | 45 | 6.9 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark FlekkenGTop rated | 90 | 10.0 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 44Jeanuël BelocianD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 14Patrik SchickF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 35Christian KofaneF | 83 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 40Jesper SchlichG | – | – | ||
| 43Ben HawighorstD | – | – | ||
| 46Ferdinand PohlD | – | – | ||
| 9Claudio EcheverriM | – | – | ||
| 27Jeremiah MensahM | – | – | ||
| 42Montrell CulbreathM | – | – | ||
| 45Naba MensahM | – | – | ||
| 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF | – | – | ||
| 23Nathan TellaF | 10 | 6.5 |