Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen result

Full-time · Manchester City 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League · Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Bayer Leverkusen

Manchester City 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen — Bayer Leverkusen won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 at Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 25 November. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Manchester City out-shot Bayer Leverkusen 19 to 7 and created the better chances, 1.78 xG to 0.51 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Álex Grimaldo (23’, assisted by Christian Kofane) and Patrik Schick (54’, assisted by Ibrahim Maza).

Discipline

J. Pinheiro showed two yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Álex Grimaldo (60’) and Christian Kofane (77’).

What it changes

Bayer Leverkusen have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) 7.3, Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen) 6.7 and Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen · UEFA Champions League
Referee: J. Pinheiro
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 0D 1L · Bayer Leverkusen 4W 0D 1L

Manchester City 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 2.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 2 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.13 / 3.75

Corners

against 4 / 5.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 5.75

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.88

Cards

against 2 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · J. Pinheiro

2.43 home / 1.71 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Bayer Leverkusen for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.88 for · 7.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 15.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.75 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.13 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Pinheiro — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 20 fouls over 7 matches (2.43 to the home side, 1.71 to the away side).

Home 2.43Away 1.71

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Omar Marmoush n 8	28.6	2.8 5/2	2.4 4/2	Christian Kofane
J. Gvardiol n 8	76.5	2.2 7/3	1 5/2	—
A. Khusanov n 8	60.9	1.7 5/3	1.1 4/2	—
T. Reijnders n 8	45.9	1.7 4/1	0.7 3/0	I. Maza
R. Aït-Nouri n 8	58.9	1.5 3/2	0.8 4/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	87.9	3.6 8/8	2.8 8/8
R. Cherki n 8	51.8	2 5/4	0.9 4/0
Omar Marmoush n 8	28.6	2 3/1	0.4 1/0
T. Reijnders n 8	45.9	1.7 4/3	0.7 3/0
P. Foden n 8	73.9	1.4 4/2	0.6 1/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	87.9	1.2 6/3	0 0/0
R. Cherki n 8	51.8	0.4 2/0	0.7 2/1
J. Doku n 8	72.8	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
T. Reijnders n 8	45.9	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/1
Omar Marmoush n 8	28.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Aït-Nouri n 8	58.9	2.9 5/4
Nico González n 8	77.8	2.7 8/6
N. O'Reilly n 8	81.3	2.6 6/6
M. Kovačić n 8	66.6	2.4 7/3
R. Lewis n 8	48.9	2.3 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2.3 6/3

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Christian Kofane n 8	58.8	2.1 6/4	1.5 5/2	Omar Marmoush
N. Tella n 8	55.9	1.6 5/2	2 4/4	—
R. Andrich n 8	67.5	1.5 4/2	0.2 1/0	—
E. Fernández n 8	65.4	1.4 4/3	1.5 5/3	—
I. Maza n 8	49.9	1.4 3/1	2.5 7/4	T. Reijnders

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Christian Kofane n 8	58.8	3.1 7/5	1.1 4/1
I. Maza n 8	49.9	2.3 4/3	1.4 2/2
Álex Grimaldo n 8	91.9	2.2 8/5	1 4/2
P. Schick n 8	56.9	1.8 4/3	0.8 2/2
J. Hofmann n 8	56.8	1.8 5/2	1 3/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Álex Grimaldo n 8	91.9	0.4 2/1	0.5 4/0
Aleix García n 8	86.3	0.4 2/1	0.4 3/0
E. Poku n 8	72.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
P. Schick n 8	56.9	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
I. Maza n 8	49.9	0.7 2/1	0 0/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Terrier n 8	24.5	4.6 5/3
E. Ben Seghir n 8	17.3	2.6 4/0
L. Badé n 8	93.8	2.5 8/7
M. Tillman n 8	71.4	2.4 7/3
R. Andrich n 8	67.5	2.3 7/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Flekken n 8	93.8	2.8 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Bayer Leverkusen
55%	Possession	45%
1.78	Expected goals (xG)	0.51
19	Shots	7
7	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	1
6	Blocked shots	4
15	Shots inside the box	6
9	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
4	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	9
589	Passes	487
90%	Pass accuracy	86%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Trafford	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Stones	90	0	0	2	0	7.2
N. Aké	90	2	2	0	3	7.2
Nico González	90	0	0	3	3	6.9
T. Reijnders	90	1	1	2	2	7.3
Sávio	90	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Khusanov	65	0	0	0	3	6.6
Omar Marmoush	65	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Aït-Nouri	45	1	0	0	1	6.5
R. Lewis	45	1	0	0	0	6.9
Oscar Bobb	45	0	0	2	0	7.3
N. O'Reilly sub	45	1	1	1	0	6.3
J. Doku sub	45	0	0	1	1	6.9
P. Foden sub	45	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Cherki sub	25	3	2	0	1	7.3
E. Haaland sub	25	3	1	1	0	6.3

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Flekken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
E. Poku	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
J. Quansah	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
L. Badé	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Belocian	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Álex Grimaldo	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	Y	7.6
I. Maza	90	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	7.7
Aleix García	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
M. Tillman	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.9
P. Schick	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
Christian Kofane	83	0	1	0	0	2	2	Y	6.2
N. Tella sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Bayer LeverkusenWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#8 pos16 pts8 pl+6 GD

Bayer Leverkusen#16 pos12 pts8 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored1.88

Bayer Leverkusen scored1.63

Manchester City conceded1.13

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.75

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