You had to go back to September 2018 for the last time Manchester City lost a Champions League group match at home, when Pep Guardiola was in the stands because of a ban, and Nabil Fekir’s winner gave Lyon a 2-1 victory.
Guardiola stood down all but one of the XI that lost at Newcastle United and witnessed Bayer Leverkusen end a 23-match run in the type of off‑colour display reminiscent of last season.
Written by Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/25/manchester-city-leverkusen-champions-league-match-report under the title “Grimaldo and Schick shock understrength Manchester City in Bayer Leverkusen win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
