Manchester City take on the visitors Bayer Leverkusen in the round 5 match of UEFA Champions League – League Phase. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 25th at
Manchester City under Pep have become the dominant force, at least in English football. They even reached their long-standing ambitious goal by winning the Champions League. But soon after the treble, last season brought a noticeable decline — in the Premier League they managed only 3rd place. And even now there has been a gap between them and Arsenal, although they nearly won the head-to-head meeting, conceding an equaliser in the dying moments. There was also a setback in the Champions League: in Monaco, leading the score, they allowed the opponent to win and convert a penalty, eventually finishing only 2-2. But all remaining matches were victories, and Guardiola’s team were facing clubs from top leagues: 2-0 against Villarreal and Napoli, and 4-1 against Borussia Dortmund. Despite occasional stumbles, their overall trajectory suggests consistent improvement across competitions. The team also tends to respond strongly after dropped points, which keeps them firmly in the title race.
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Bayer are trying to maintain respectable results this season. The “Aspirin team” reached the top tier under Xabi Alonso — two seasons ago they achieved a golden double without a single defeat. The Spaniard stayed afterward but naturally could not preserve that peak level. His successor was clearly the wrong choice, and it is telling that ten Hag was dismissed already at the beginning of autumn. The task of stabilising the situation was handed to Kasper Hjulmand, and overall the progress has been solid — with frequent wins, they continue climbing the league table. In the Champions League, however, the Germans struggled: they opened with draws against modest Copenhagen and PSV, then suffered a record 2-7 defeat to PSG, and only managed to finally beat a crisis-hit Benfica 1-0. Their inconsistency on the European stage contrasts with more assured domestic form, which still gives them momentum. The team often performs better against Bundesliga opposition, suggesting their main strength lies in familiar environments.
These Champions League regulars will meet for the first time ever — they have not even played a friendly before. The English side look strong and stable — the recommendation is to back them to win with a “-1.5 goals” handicap.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -1.5 handicap.
