Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: J. PinheiroEtihad Stadium, Manchester · 55,097 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat Manchester City 2–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Álex Grimaldo and Schick scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.78 for Manchester City versus 0.51 for Bayer Leverkusen. Manchester City sit 8th in the UEFA Champions League table while Bayer Leverkusen are 16th.
First Half
23'
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Assist: Christian Kofane
Second Half
⇄
Bobb
⇄
Lewis
⇄
Aït-Nouri
54'
⚽
Schick
Assist: Maza
60'
Álex Grimaldo
Yellow Card
⇄
Khusanov
⇄
Omar Marmoush
77'
Christian Kofane
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Christian Kofane
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 9 |  Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Manchester CityBayer Leverkusen
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.78VS0.51
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
7
7
Shots on target
2
15
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
589
Total passes
487
529
Accurate passes
420
90%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 0 won
4
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
9
6
Blocked shots
4
2.19
Goals prevented
2.19
Manchester City
4-3-3
Bayer Leverkusen
5-3-2
Manchester City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 26SávioF
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 52Oscar BobbF
- 82R. LewisM
Substitutes
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuF
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 47P. FodenM
Bayer Leverkusen
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 19E. PokuD
- 20Álex GrimaldoD
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30I. MazaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 44J. BelocianD
Substitutes
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 23N. TellaF
- 27J. MensahM
- 36N. LombG
- 40J. SchlichG
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 43B. HawighorstD
- 45Naba MensahM
- 46F. PohlD
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Oscar Bobb | F | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| John Stones(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nico González | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Savinho | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/9 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| James Trafford | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matheus Nunes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Bettinelli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Phil Foden | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/7 |
| Erling Haaland | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ernest Poku | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Malik Tillman | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 83 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdinand Pohl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Schlich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Hawighorst | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naba Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Tella | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |