
Manchester City suffered a 2–0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad, collecting zero points on a Champions League night for the first time this season.
Pep Guardiola ushered out a lineup with 10 changes from the team that lost 2–1 to Newcastle United at the weekend and paid the price. The Cityzens failed to get on the scoresheet for only the third time in 2025–26 and looked extremely vulnerable on the counter.