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Manchester City travel to Slovakia on Tuesday night to play Slovan Bratislava in the second match of their 2024/25 Champions League campaign.
Pep Guardiola’s side sit second in the Premier League after a somewhat disappointing draw against Newcastle last weekend, and they’re looking for their first three points of the new European campaign this week after drawing 0-0 at home to Inter Milan last time out.
The Cityzens have lost Rodri for the remainder of the season and will be without Kevin De Bruyne in the Slovak capital, though they come up against a Slovan Bratislava side that lost 5-1 to Celtic in their European opener on 18 September.
Follow all the latest Champions League updates with our live blog below:
GOAL! Gundogan scores for City! Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man City
8 minutes: GOAL! City have broken the deadlock, Gundogan scores his first goal since coming back to City, it’s deflected into the back of the net giving the goalkeeper no chance
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 20:09
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
4 minutes: Haaland drives on the edge of the box and pulls the ball back in the direction of Phil Foden, but the ball is behind hi and the home side are able to clear.
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 20:04
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
2 minutes: Chance! Slovan Bratislava have had an early chance! They break on the counter attack and the shot is just wide of the goal!
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 20:03
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
1 minute: Man City kick the game underway
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 20:01
Slovan Bratislava v Man City
The teams are out, the Champions League anthem is being played, and the match is about to get underway.
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 19:58
Slovan Bratislava v Man City
Instead of drums, Slovan Bratislava have a female violinist and another woman playing the electric guitar, they are getting the fans well and truly up for this one.
Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 19:55
Slovan Bratislava coach on facing Man City
Vladimír Weiss Sr said: “We will welcome one of the best teams in the world. They won the Champions League a year ago.
“Our opponents are the favourites not only for this match, but for the whole competition. We have to enjoy it. I believe that with the fans behind us we can reach our limits.”
Mike Jones1 October 2024 19:50
City head to Slovakia
Manchester City will take on Champions League debutants Slovan Bratislava on a run of only one win in four games and trying to adjust to the loss of lynchpin Rodri.
Pep Guardiola changed shape away to Newcastle at the weekend with Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis sitting in front of the defence, but they were far from their fluid best in a 1-1 draw and further refinements are clearly needed.
City are clear favourites in Bratislava, where avoiding defeat will see them match Manchester United’s record of 25 games unbeaten in this competition.
Mike Jones1 October 2024 19:44
Man City’s Champions League successes
This is Man City’s 14th successive season in the Champions League. They have featured in every campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the knockout stages in each of the last 11.
Having claimed the club’s first Champions League title in 2022/23, Pep Guardiola’s side won all six group games for the first time last season to finish six points clear of RB Leipzig in the standings.
That was the seventh successive season in which City had come first in their group.
City then beat Copenhagen in the round of 16 but lost an epic quarter-final against eventual champions Real Madrid – the third season in a row in which they had faced the Spanish side.
Mike Jones1 October 2024 19:37