Man City vs Bayer Leverkusen

25 November 2025 · Champions League · Matchday 5 · 2025/26 · Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • A. Grimaldo 23’
  • P. Schick 54’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat Man City 2-0 on the road. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.

A. Grimaldo put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 23rd minute and P. Schick made it 0-2 with a header in the 54th minute.

Man City can feel hard done by, creating 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.51 from 7.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
19 Shots 7
7 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 3
589 Passes 487
89.8% Pass accuracy 86.2%
14 Tackles 25
4 Fouls 8
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Man City Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
N. AkéShot on target
5’
23’
A. GrimaldoLeft foot shot0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
T. ReijndersShot on target
45’
Second half underway
Half-time0-1
J. DokuO. Bobb
46’
N. O’ReillyR. Aït-Nouri
46’
P. FodenR. Lewis
46’
N. O’ReillyShot on target
53’
54’
P. SchickHeader0-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
60’
A. Grimaldo
R. CherkiA. Khusanov
65’
E. HaalandO. Marmoush
65’
E. HaalandShot on target
70’
77’
C. Kofane
N. AkéShot on target
79’
83’
N. TellaC. Kofane
R. CherkiShot on target
85’
R. CherkiShot on target
87’
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 0.51 23’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 23’ 54’ P. Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 0.51 23’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Grimaldo 23’ 54’ P. Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 Schick 54’
Man City 1.78 xGBayer Leverkusen 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Man City attacking 
57’ Savinho (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 45’ T. Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 70’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 5’ N. Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 72’ I. Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ E. Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 85’ R. Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ J. Doku (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 89’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ R. Lewis (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ J. Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ N. Aké (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ J. Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ P. Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 61’ P. Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ T. Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ R. Aït-Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ I. Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ N. O’Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Savinho (Man City), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 70’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 45’ T. Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 5’ N. Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 72’ I. Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ E. Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 85’ R. Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 73’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ J. Doku (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 89’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ R. Lewis (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ J. Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ N. Aké (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ J. Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ P. Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 61’ P. Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ A. Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ R. Aït-Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ E. Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ T. Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ I. Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ R. Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ N. O’Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Man City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Trafford
Khusanov 65’
Stones
Aké
Aït-Nouri 46’
Lewis 46’
González
Reijnders
Bobb 46’
Marmoush 65’
Savinho
Bayer Leverkusen 5-3-2 Starting XI
Flekken
Poku
Quansah
Badé
Belocian
Grimaldo
Maza
García
Tillman
Schick
Kofane 83’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Trafford
90′ 0 2 17 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
A. Khusanov Taken off
65′ 3 5 – 4 1 68 – – – –
J. Stones
90′ – – – 2 2 80 – – – –
N. Aké
90′ 3 1 – 8 4 64 1 – – –
R. Aït-Nouri Taken off
45′ 1 – – 1 – 42 – – – –
N. O’Reilly Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 1 – 22 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
R. Lewis Taken off
45′ – – 18 – – – – 2 – 1 –
N. González
90′ – – 65 3 – 3 – 3 – – –
T. Reijnders
90′ – – 55 2 – 2 – 4 – – –
P. Foden Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 22 1 – – – – – – –
R. Cherki Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 23 – – 1 1 4 – 1 –
Forwards5 players
O. Bobb Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
O. Marmoush Taken off
65′ – – – – – – – 2 1 9 –
Savinho
90′ – – 1 – 0.29 – – 5 1 50 –
J. Doku Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 2 – 0.16 – 1 5 1 21 –
E. Haaland Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 4 1 0.41 – 1 2 1 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.