Man City 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen LIVE Score, UEFA Champions League: Grimaldo Gives Die Werkself Lead At Etihad

Out of nowhere, Bayer Leverkusen take then lead from one swift movement, with Alejandro Grimaldo getting his name on the scoresheet.

A ball from the right flank by Maza was headed down by Kofane, who played it back to Garnacho. The full-back had a first-time shot with his left foot that flew past Trafford and into the back of the net.

The first shot of the night for Leverkusen, and it comes from Poku. The Dutch forward found himself in the box and at the end of a cross from Maza. He had a first-time attempt at goal, but it was blocked by Ait-Nouri before it could trouble Trafford.

The first swipe at Flekken's goal, and it comes from a corner by Savinho that the away side fail to deal with. Ake and Bobb keep the ball alive, with the former having a shot that goal that brings out a reaction save from Flekken. Early warnings for Leverkusen.

The referee blows his whistle to get the match underway, and the heavily-rotated Man City side will look to keep their good run against German sides against Bayer Leverkusen. Stay tuned for live updates from the match.

Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have not faced each other in any competitive tournaments. Tonight's match will be the first encounter between the two sides.

Starting XI: Mark Flekken; Jarell Quansah, Loic Bade, Jeanuel Belocian; Ernest Poku, Aleix Garcia, Ibrahim Maza, Alejandro Grimaldo (c); Malik Tillman, Christian Kofane; Patrik Schick.

Bench: Niklas Lomb (gk), Claudio Echeverri, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Nathan Tella, Jeremiah Mensah, Montrell Culbreath, Ben Hawighorst, Ferdinand Pohl, Jesper Schlich, Naba Mensah.

Starting XI: James Trafford; Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones (c), Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait Nouri; Rico Lewis, Nico Gonzalez; Oscar Bobb, Tijjani Reijnders, Savinho; Omar Marmoush.

Bench: Marcus Bettinelli (gk), Gianluigi Donnarumma (gk), Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden, Nico O'Reilly, Josko Gvardiol.

• Fixture: Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen, Matchday 5

• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

• Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

• Time: 1:30 AM IST (November 26)

• Live Streaming: SonyLIV

• Live Telecast: Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD

We are back with another UEFA Champions League live blog for you, covering the big clash at Etihad Stadium between Man City and Bayer Leverkusen. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.