{"id":1412821,"date":"2025-11-25T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1412821"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:21:50","slug":"man-city-team-news-vs-bayer-leverkusen-and-predicted-lineup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-city-team-news-vs-bayer-leverkusen-and-predicted-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City team news vs Bayer Leverkusen and predicted lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester City take on Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in the fifth match of their Champions League league phase schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game kicks-off at 20.00 GMT and will be televised live on TNT Sports 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Bayer Leverkusen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Manchester City<\/strong> (4-1-4-1):<\/em> Donnarumma; Lewis, Stones, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Gonzalez; Savinho, Reijnders, Foden, Doku; Haaland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pep Guardiola went with an attacking setup for Saturday\u2019s fixture away to Newcastle with creative players Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden deployed in a three-man midfield alongside the more defensive-minded Nico Gonzalez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tijjani Reijnders didn\u2019t come on until the 77th minute but he has started three of City\u2019s four Champions League matches and will be among a handful of players pushing for a recall to the starting eleven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Manchester City team news vs Bayer Leverkusen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

City may have to battle on without Rodri, who is nursing a hamstring strain and hasn\u2019t started a game since the 1-0 success away to Brentford on October 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And their midfield resources are further limited by the loss of Mateo Kovacic (ankle), who has been confirmed as a long-term absentee and will not be involved until well into next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, City still had a stacked bench for Saturday\u2019s clash at Newcastle and Guardiola is sure to be considering how best to freshen up his side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rico Lewis and Rayan Ait-Nouri could be considered ahead of Matheus Nunes and Nico O\u2019Reilly in the full-back positions and there could be a different look to the attack with Omar Marmoush and Savinho hoping to gain opportunities at the expense of Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several of the weekend starters could be given a breather although there should be certainty in the goalkeeping and centre-forward positions with Gianluigi Donnarumma and Erling Haaland in line to keep their places.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    City keen to maintain serene Champions League progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    City have seen their Premier League title hopes damaged by away losses to Aston Villa (0-1) and Newcastle (1-2), but they have been in cruise control in the Champions League with ten points taken from four matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Guardiola\u2019s side triumphed 4-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund on matchday four and are unlikely to be fazed by the visit of Leverkusen, who are five points worse off in the league phase standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Leverkusen have already had a couple of bad experiences against top-notch opposition – losing 3-0 away to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and 7-2 at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Champions League matchday three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They seem to struggle against elite-level opposition and that fact will not be lost on Guardiola, who will be looking for an immediate response to Saturday\u2019s loss on Tyneside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    City played some decent football at the weekend but were undone by an aggressive opponent, who got the better of them in both boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Every loss is keenly felt by Guardiola, who will be more aware than most of the need to ensure that a blip doesn\u2019t turn into something worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It was at around this time last season that City were in the midst of losing nine of 12 matches as they struggled across multiple competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They have looked a more resilient bunch in the 2025-26 campaign and will fancy their chances of bouncing back with a handsome victory.<\/p>\n\n\n

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