Haaland 'turned off the power', Man City shockingly lost to Leverkusen right at Etihad

Erling Haaland entered the field in the second half and failed to shine, Man City suffered a bitter 0-2 defeat to Leverkusen in the 5th match of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League qualifying round.

Grimaldo celebrates opening the scoring from a sharp counter-attack - Photo: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

P. Schick's joy with the goal that doubled the gap for the Bundesliga defending champions - Photo: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Coming on for Omar Marmoush in the 65th minute, Erling Haaland had a chance to light up hope for Man City but the Norwegian striker still could not beat goalkeeper Mark Flekken - who made 9 saves against Man City - Photo: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Score:

Leverkusen: Grimaldo (23'), P. Schick (54')

Starting lineup:

Man City (4-2-3-1 ): James Trafford (1), Abdukodir Khusanov (45), John Stones (5), Nathan Aké (6), Rayan Aït-Nouri (21), Rico Lewis (82), Nico González (14), Oscar Bobb (52), Tijani Reijnders (4), Savinho (26), Omar Marmoush (7)

Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Mark Flekken (1), Jarell Quansah (4), Loïc Badé (5), Jeanuel Belocian (44), Ernest Poku (19), Aleix García (24), Ibrahim Maza (30), Álex Grimaldo (20), Malik Tillman (10), Christian Michel Kofane (35), Patrik Schick (14)

*Continued update...

Estevao overshadowed Yamal, Chelsea won big against Barcelona. Yamal was "pocketed" by Cucurella, while Estevao Willian scored a beautiful goal, contributing to Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Barcelona in the 5th match of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League qualifying round.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ket-qua-bong-da-man-city-vs-leverkusen-champions-league-2025-26-2466322.html