Manchester City to Clash with Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League Showdown
Manchester City is set to face Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola approaches his 100th Champions League match with the club.
Manchester City will meet Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday in Matchday 5 of the Champions League league phase at the Etihad Stadium. This match marks Pep Guardiola’s 100th Champions League game in charge, making him just the third manager to oversee more than 100 games in the competition with an English club, following Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
The English giants are currently in fourth place with 10 points, having achieved three wins against Napoli, Villarreal, and Borussia Dortmund and one draw against Monaco. Meanwhile, Leverkusen finds themselves in 21st place with only five points after losing 7-2 to PSG, and with one win against Benfica, and draws against Copenhagen and PSV.
Viewing information
- Date: Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Etihad Stadium – Manchester
- Live stream: Paramount+
- Odds: Manchester City -452; Draw +581; Bayer Leverkusen +1050
Possible lineups
- Manchester City XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rayan Ait Nouri; Nico Gonzalez; Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland.
- Bayer Leverkusen XI: Mark Flekken; Jarell Quansah, Loic Bade, Jeanuel Belocian, Ernest Poku; Ibrahim Maza, Aleix Garcia, Alejandro Grimaldo, Claudio Echeverri; Malik Tillman, Christian Kofane.
Prediction: Despite recent setbacks, Manchester City must demonstrate their strength against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. Pick: Manchester City 3, Bayer Leverkusen 1.
