Metropolis need to preserve their unbeaten begin within the Champions League this season
Manchester Metropolis fell behind to Bayer Leverkusen courtesy of an Alejandro Grimaldo purpose mid-way by way of what was a largely lacklustre half from the hosts on the Etihad.
Boss Pep Guardiola made 10 adjustments to the Metropolis aspect that misplaced to Newcastle within the Premier League on Saturday, with Nico Gonzalez the one participant to maintain his place.
It initially gave the impression to be an impressed shake-up, with Guardiola’s males dominating possession from the off, limiting Leverkusen to scraps.
But when Guardiola reduce an offended determine at St James’ Park three days in the past, he was once more left annoyed by his workforce’s lack of penetration within the ultimate third.
With high scorer Erling Haaland wanting on from the bench, the dearth of attacking creativity would show expensive. Within the twenty third minute, Leverkusen captain Grimaldo fired the guests in entrance with a high-quality end after a slick counter assault down Metropolis’s left.
The response from the 2023 Champions League winners was tepid. That was till a couple of minutes earlier than the break when former Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken was referred to as into motion to disclaim Oscar Bobb and Tijjani Reijnders.
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Manchester Metropolis v Bayer Leverkusen stats
- These groups have by no means met earlier than, though Metropolis have gained 19 and misplaced one among their final 24 conferences with German groups, whereas Leverkusen misplaced eight and gained one among their earlier 12 away in opposition to English golf equipment
- The English aspect are unbeaten of their final 23 group stage and league part house matches, successful 20 of these
- Metropolis want three objectives to achieve 300 within the Champions League correct
- Haaland has 10 objectives in his final 9 encounters with German sides and beforehand scored in six straight video games within the competitors correct for Borussia Dortmund between October 10 2020 and March 9 2021
- Guardiola will take cost of his a centesimal sport within the competitors as Metropolis supervisor
- Leverkusen have misplaced three of their final 20 European group stage and league part matches, successful 12 of these
- They’re searching for their fiftieth win within the competitors
- Midfielder Claudio Echeverri has performed in all of Leverkusen’s Champions League video games since becoming a member of on a season-long mortgage from Metropolis in August and is focusing on his first purpose for them within the competitors
- 4 of Leverkusen’s 5 factors on this season’s league part have come away from house, together with equalisers within the 82nd and 91st minutes to attract 2-2 at Copenhagen on Matchday 1
- None of Leverkusen’s final 27 European matches have completed 0-0