UEFA Champions League · Wed, 5 Nov 2025 ·
Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund — 4 - 1
Etihad Stadium · Referee: S. Marciniak
Match report
Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 as P. Foden scores twice
Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 4 on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at Etihad Stadium. P. Foden (22', 57'), E. Haaland (29') and R. Cherki (90') scored for Manchester City, while W. Anton (72') found the net for Borussia Dortmund. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 50% of the ball and 18 shots (11 on target) against Borussia Dortmund’s 12 (4 on target). Phil Foden (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves Manchester City 8th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Borussia Dortmund 12th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Match events
- 15'yellow cardDaniel SvenssonYellow Card
- 22'goalP. FodenAssist: T. Reijnders
- 29'goalE. HaalandAssist: J. Doku
- 57'goalP. FodenAssist: T. Reijnders
- 66'substitutionM. BeierOff: J. Bellingham
- 66'substitutionM. SabitzerOff: P. Gross
- 66'substitutionS. GuirassyOff: C. Chukwuemeka
- 66'substitutionR. BensebainiOff: E. Can
- 72'goalW. AntonAssist: J. Ryerson
- 78'yellow cardSavinhoYellow Card
- 79'substitutionSavinhoOff: R. Dias
- 79'substitutionJ. DokuOff: R. Cherki
- 79'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: B. Silva
- 81'substitutionK. AdeyemiOff: F. Silva
- 85'yellow cardNico O'ReillyYellow Card
- 86'substitutionE. HaalandOff: O. Marmoush
- 86'substitutionN. O'ReillyOff: R. Ait-Nouri
- 90'goalR. CherkiNormal Goal
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 5J. StonesD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 14NicoM
- 26SavinhoM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 47P. FodenM
- 11J. DokuM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 3R. DiasD
- 6N. AkeD
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 20B. SilvaM
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 52O. BobbM
- 82R. LewisD
Borussia Dortmund
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Niko Kovac
Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3W. AntonD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 5R. BensebainiD
- 26J. RyersonM
- 20M. SabitzerM
- 8F. NmechaM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 14M. BeierF
- 9S. GuirassyF
Substitutes
- 31S. OstrzinskiG
- 33A. MeyerG
- 2Y. CoutoD
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 13P. GrossM
- 17C. ChukwuemekaM
- 21F. SilvaF
- 23E. CanM
- 28A. AnselminoD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 1.98Expected goals (xG)1.02
- 18Total shots12
- 11Shots on target4
- 5Shots off target5
- 2Blocked shots3
- 12Shots inside the box9
- 6Shots outside the box3
- 4Corners4
- 3Offsides0
- 11Fouls17
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves8
- 478Passes472
- 416Accurate passes413
- 87%Pass accuracy88%
- -0.61Goals prevented-0.61
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5John StonesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyD | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 79 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 11Jérémy DokuM | 79 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 26SavinhoM | 79 | 7.0 | ||
| 47Phil FodenMTop rated | 90 | 10.0 | 2 | |
| 9Erling HaalandF | 86 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 13Marcus BettinelliG | – | – | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | – | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 11 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 52Oscar BobbM | – | – | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | 9 | 6.5 |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gregor KobelG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Waldemar AntonD | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 4Nico SchlotterbeckD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Ramy BensebainiD | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Felix NmechaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Marcel SabitzerM | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Daniel SvenssonM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 26Julian RyersonM | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 9Serhou GuirassyF | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Maximilian BeierF | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Karim AdeyemiF | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Silas OstrzinskiG | – | – | ||
| 33Alexander MeyerG | – | – | ||
| 2Yan CoutoD | – | – | ||
| 28Aarón AnselminoD | – | – | ||
| 7Jobe BellinghamM | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Pascal GroßM | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Carney ChukwuemekaM | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Emre CanM | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Fábio SilvaF | 9 | 6.2 |