"The Sky Blues," Manchester City, who rotated several players, lost at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the latest UEFA Champions League match.
In the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League group stage on Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 GMT+7, an intriguing match took place as "The Sky Blues," Manchester City, hosted "The Pharmacy," Bayer Leverkusen, at Etihad Stadium.
In the first half, at the 23rd minute, Leverkusen took the lead 1-0 when Christian Koffane passed back to Alex Grimaldo, who ran forward and scored with a left-footed shot. The half ended with this scoreline.
In the second half, at the 54th minute, Leverkusen extended their lead to 2-0. Ibrahim Maza crossed from the left side to Patrik Schick, who executed a beautiful header to score.
In the final 20 minutes, Pep Guardiola gradually brought on key players such as Erling Haaland, and Rayan Cherki replaced Omar Marmoush and Abduqodir Kusonov, but their efforts were insufficient.
The match ended with Manchester City losing 0-2 to Bayer Leverkusen, leaving City with 10 points and dropping to 6th place in the table, while Leverkusen increased their tally to 8 points, sitting 13th.
In their next fixtures, Manchester City will visit Leeds United in the English Premier League on 29 Nov 2025 GMT+7, while Leverkusen will compete in the Bundesliga against D