Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Man City thrash Slovan Bratislava with Haaland, Foden goals
Ilkay Gündogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and James McAtee got on the scoresheet as Manchester City thrashed Slovan Bratislava 4-0 on Tuesday for their first victory of their Champions League campaign.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
- 2': Attempt missed. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Weiss following a fast break.
- 3': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 8': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 15': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 17': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis with a through ball.
- 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
- 18': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
- 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
- 19': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava).
- 19': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vladimír Weiss.
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Danylo Ignatenko.
- 23': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 24': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
- 24': David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 25': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 25': Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 26': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 31': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 31': Guram Kashia (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 37': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 38': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 39': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Savinho.
- 40': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by César Blackman.
- 40': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 40': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 42': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Marko Tolic is caught offside.
- 44': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 2.
- 49': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 53': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Strelec.
- 58': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis with a through ball.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenan Bajric following a fast break.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Erling Haaland.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Manuel Akanji.
- 62': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 62': Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Július Szöke replaces Danylo Ignatenko.
- 63': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Sharani Zuberu replaces Vladimír Weiss.
- 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 69': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 69': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
- 74': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 4. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sharani Zuberu.
- 77': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Stones.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
- 78': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Lukás Pauschek replaces Marko Tolic.
- 78': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Nino Marcelli replaces David Strelec.
- 82': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
- 83': Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
- 83': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
- 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
- 88': Attempt saved. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
- 90': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava).
- 90'+3': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 4.
- 0': Match ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 0, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
 MNC |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 15 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 10 |
| 76.1 | Possession | 23.9 |
| 28 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 14 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 698 | Accurate Passes | 164 |
| 754 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 27 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 21 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 7 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 22,500
Venue: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 22,500
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Slovan Bratislava (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Dominik Takac (GK) |
| 12 | Kenan Bajric |
| 4 | Guram Kashia |
| 6 | Kevin Wimmer |
| 28 | César Blackman |
| 10 | Marko Tolic |
| 88 | Kyriakos Savvidis |
| 77 | Danylo Ignatenko |
| 13 | David Strelec |
| 7 | Vladimir Weiss |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 26 | Savinho |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
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