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Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions // Manchester City FC Gomez, + Manchester City FC Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Manchester City FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup // // // UEFA Cup // // Manchester City FC Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Manchester City FC FC Schalke Manchester City FC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester City FC Manchester City FC VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester City FC FC Schalke FC Schalke Manchester City FC agg: agg: agg: Manchester Hamburg Gelsenkirchen Monchengladbach Manchester Manchester Gelsenkirchen Elano (p), Caicedo ; Guerrero Mathijsen, Trochowski (p), Guerrero ; Ireland Benjani, Ireland Kulik, Bruns, Del'haye ; Deyna Channon ; Lienen Doyle, Young,, Lee, Bell ; Libuda Libuda Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions // // UEFA Cup // Manchester United FC Manchester United FC UEFA Champions // // // // R R Bolton Wanderers FC Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC agg: ag agg: agg: Manchester London London Gibson, Nani, ; Olić, Robben Ribéry, Olić +; Rooney Podolski, ; Gardner, Davies Pizarro, Guerrero, Scholl +; Lampard, Drogba J. Cole, Lampard,, Drogba ; Schweinsteiger, Ballack +(p) Henry Pizarro,, Salihamidžić ; K. Touré Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) UEFA Champions // // nd nd Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Manchester Paulo Sérgio ; Van Nistelrooy UEFA Super Cup // F Liverpool FC Monaco Salihamidžić, Jancker ; John Arne Riise, Heskey, Owen UEFA Champions // // // // nd nd Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC agg: Manchester London Elber, Scholl ; Giggs Paulo Sérgio Elber Henry, Kanu ; Tarnat, Scholl UEFA Champions // // // F Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Barcelona Manchester Sheringham +, Solskjær +; Basler Keane ; Salihamidžić Elber, ; Yorke, Scholes UEFA Cup // // Nottingham Forest FC Nottingham Forest FC agg: Nottingham Stone ; Ziege, Strunz, Klinsmann,, Papin Klinsmann, Scholl ; Chettle UEFA Cup // // R R Norwich City FC Norwich City FC agg: Norwich Goss ; Valencia Nerlinger ; Goss, Bowen UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF Everton FC Everton FC agg: Liverpool Sharp, Gray, Steven ; Hoeness UEFA Cup // // R R Tottenham Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC agg: London Archibald, Falco Rummenigge UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R Tottenham Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC agg: London Hoeness, Horsmann, Breitner, Rummenigge ; Hughton Archibald ; Breitner European Champion Clubs' Cup // F Aston Villa FC Rotterdam Withe Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) European Champion Clubs' Cup // // SF SF Liverpool FC Liverpool FC agg: ag Liverpool Rummenigge ; Kennedy European Champion Clubs' Cup // F Leeds United AFC Paris Roth, Müller UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R Liverpool FC Liverpool FC agg: Liverpool Müller,, Hoeness ; Evans Record versus clubs from opponents' country Manchester City FC Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) background Manchester City FC have their backs to the wall as they host in their final Group A fixture. City slipped to third with their defeat at SSC Napoli on November and will only prolong their first UEFA Champions campaign into the knockout stages if they beat Bayern and Napoli fail to win at Villarreal CF. For Bayern, home winners against City in September the only one of their matches this season in which the English club failed to score there are no such worries given their unassailable lead at the group summit. background City can take heart from a match unbeaten home record in Europe their last reverse coming against FC Midtjylland in the / UEFA Cup second qualifying round although Bayern arrive with six wins from their last eight UEFA Champions away games. City last hosted German opposition in April when beating Hamburger SV in a UEFA Cup quarterfinal they lost on away goals. Of their starting lineup, only Vincent Kompany, Nedum Onuoha, Micah Richards and Pablo Zabaleta are in City's UEFA Champions squad; Jérôme Boateng and Ivica Olić featured for Hamburg. Earlier that season City beat an FC Schalke side including Manuel Neuer and Rafinha in the group stage. City's first home meeting with a Bundesliga club was a defeat of Schalke that swept them into the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final. Bayern's last visit to England ended with elimination for their Mancunian hosts as goals by Olić and Arjen Robben brought them back from down to against Manchester United FC in the / quarterfinals, securing a aggregate draw and awaygoals victory. Bayern's most recent win in England also came at United, a UEFA Champions quarterfinal success in April. They have lost on their last three visits and their overall record away to English teams is W D L. Bayern lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup with a final triumph against Leeds United AFC in, although they lost finals to Aston Villa FC (, ) and Manchester United (, ). Team ties Roberto Mancini faced Bayern as FC Internazionale Milano coach in the / group stage, finishing second behind them after a home loss and draw in Bavaria. Mancini scored for Italy against Germany in a draw at the UEFA European Championship. For UC Sampdoria in the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round he struck in a draw at Borussia Dortmund en route to a aggregate victory, and the next season scored in a aggregate firstround win against. FC Kaiserslautern. As a player, Jupp Heynckes was involved with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in the European Cup's first penalty shootout against Everton FC in the / second round. He converted his kick but Mönchengladbach lost. Heynckes suffered even greater heartache against Liverpool FC with defeats in the / UEFA Cup final despite his two secondleg goals and the / European Cup final. The next year he lost out to the Anfield club again in the European Cup semifinals. Daniel Van Buyten made five league appearances for City on loan from Olympique de Marseille in / while Boateng spent last season with City, making topflight outings. From to Boateng, Olić, Nigel de Jong and Vincent Kompany were teammates at Hamburg. Kompany's Belgium's UEFA EURO playoff hopes were ended in October by a defeat by a Germany side including Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller and Mario Gomez. Kompany was also part of the RSC Anderlecht side eliminated from the UEFA Champions after a defeat at Bayern in their final / group stage fixture. Ribéry and Samir Nasri were colleagues at Marseille from to and play together for France. Boateng, Lahm, Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Müller and substitute Kroos all featured in Germany's win against an Argentina side including Carlos Tévez and substitute Sergio Agüero in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. David Silva was part of the Spain selection that beat Bayern's Germany contingent in the UEFA EURO final and World Cup semifinals. Last updated // ::CET background
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) facts Manchester City UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions statistics Mario Balotelli is within a booking of a ban. Latest domestic information Saturday December: Manchester City FC Norwich City FC (Agüero, Nasri, Y Touré, Balotelli, Johnson +; Morison ) Hart; Richards, Kompany, K Touré, Clichy; Silva, Y Touré, Barry; Nasri (Johnson ), Agüero (Balotelli ), Džeko (De Jong ) Manchester City stayed clear at the top of the Premier with a comfortable home win, the fourth time this season in all competitions they have scored five or more goals in a game. City are only the fourth club in the Premier era to be unbeaten after games, following Arsenal FC (/, /), Liverpool FC (/) and Manchester United FC (/); only Arsenal (/) and United went on to win the league title. The Blues have conceded seven goals in their last games at the City of Manchester Stadium, dating back to March. City have won Premier home games on the trot. City are also unbeaten in league games stretching back to May, a new club record in the top flight. Six of the league goals City have conceded have come between the st and th minutes. They have kept only one clean sheet in their last six matches in all competitions. day five ended City's ninegame winning run in all competitions, and they subsequently drew at Liverpool in the Premier on November. That marked the first time City had failed to score more than once in a league game this season. Roberto Mancini's side reached the Cup semifinals with a win at Arsenal, Sergio Agüero's late goal earning City a first away win against the Gunners since. City will play Liverpool in the twolegged Cup semifinals on and January. City lost to Manchester United in the FA Community Shield on August despite leading at halftime. There will be another Manchester derby in the FA Cup third round with City playing host to United on / January. Injury news Aleksandar Kolarov missed the Norwich game having picked up a minor knock at Arsenal. Miscellaneous Balotelli scored Italy's opener in a friendly win in Poland on November, his first senior international goal. Adam Johnson and Pablo Zabaleta signed new contracts on November, tying them to the club until and respectively. Yaya Touré is one of ten players nominated for the CAF African Footballer of the Year award. The winner will be announced in Accra on December. Four City players have been nominated for the FIFA FIFPro World XI, which will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d'or ceremony in Zurich on January: Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Yaya Touré and Agüero. Bayern UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions statistics Mario Gomez is the competition's joint top scorer with six goals, the same total as Lionel Messi. Franck Ribéry has been fouled times; more than any other player. Last updated // ::CET facts
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Holger Badstuber is available after a onematch ban. Bastian Schweinsteiger's next booking will incur a suspension. Latest domestic information Saturday December: SV Werder Bremen (Ribéry, Robben pen pen; Rosenberg ) Neuer; Boateng, Badstuber, Van Buyten, Lahm; Kroos, Luiz Gustavo; T Müller (Contento +), Alaba (Robben ), Ribéry (Pranjić +); Gomez Jupp Heynckes' side's first win in three Bundesliga outings was enough to take them back to the summit after the two teams above them, Borussia Dortmund and VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, drew. Bremen's Aaron Hunt was sent off with nine minutes remaining. Ribéry's goals took him to eight for the season in the league already more than he managed in either of the two previous campaigns. Bayern's starting XI was identical to November when they suffered a third league defeat in five outings, going down at. FSV Mainz. It knocked them off the summit for the first time in two months. Bayern have won just one of their last five away games in all competitions. Gomez has scored times in his last games for club and country. Heynckes's side have won of their last games in all competitions, scoring goals and conceding. SSC Napoli's goal on matchday three was the first conceded by Manuel Neuer and Bayern in a club record, minutes. Bayern will face VfL Bochum in the last of the German Cup on December. Injury news Schweinsteiger has not featured since breaking his collarbone during the win against Napoli on matchday four. Breno, out since having a knee operation on May, is yet to play this season but is back in training. Miscellaneous Four Bayern players have been nominated for the FIFA FIFPro World XI, which will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d'or ceremony in Zurich on January: Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Gomez. Neuer last month won, for charity in the German version of television show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Last updated // ::CET facts
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Squad list Manchester City FC No. Player Goalkeepers Stuart Taylor Joe Hart Costel Pantilimon Eirik Holmen Johansen Defenders Micah Richards Vincent Kompany Pablo Zabaleta Joleon Lescott Aleksandar Kolarov Stefan Savić Gaël Clichy Nedum Onuoha Kolo Touré Greg Cunningham Tom Smith Sean Tse Frédéric Veseli Reece Wabara Jérémy Hélan Joan Roman Midfielders James Milner Adam Johnson Gareth Barry Samir Nasri Nigel de Jong Yaya Touré Chris Chantler Forwards Edin Džeko Sergio Agüero David Silva Carlos Tévez Alex Nimely Mario Balotelli Harry Bunn Bradley Robinson Coach Roberto Mancini Nat. ROU NOR BEL ARG SRB MNE FRA CIV IRL SUI FRA ESP FRA NED CIV BIH ARG ESP ARG ITA ITA DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * QUAL Gls Current season Gls Gls Alltime UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) No. Player Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer Jörg Butt Maximilian Riedmüller Rouven Sattelmaier Defenders Breno Daniel Van Buyten Rafinha Jérôme Boateng Philipp Lahm Diego Contento Holger Badstuber Cüneyt Köz Midfielders Franck Ribéry Arjen Robben Takashi Usami Danijel Pranjić David Alaba Luiz Gustavo Bastian Schweinsteiger Emre Can Bastian Müller Toni Kroos Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Forwards Nils Petersen Ivica Olić Thomas Müller Mario Gomez Coach Jupp Heynckes Nat. BRA BEL BRA FRA NED JPN CRO AUT BRA UKR CRO DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * QUAL Gls Current season Gls Gls Alltime UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Head coach Manchester City FC: Roberto Mancini of birth: November Nationality: Italian Playing career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FC Coaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester City FC Spent the majority of his playing career in Italy, winning Serie A titles and UEFA Cup Winners' Cups with both Sampdoria and Lazio as well as six editions of the Coppa Italia, four with Sampdoria and two with Lazio. Capped times by Italy, the forward was a bronze medallist at the FIFA World Cup. Started his coaching career as assistant to SvenGöran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at Fiorentina in. After leading Fiorentina to the Coppa Italia, he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into the UEFA Champions and to the UEFA Cup semifinals in /. Became coach of Inter in July, replacing Alberto Zaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with Lazio; led the Nerazzurri to Coppa Italia glory in his debut season, Inter's first domestic honour since the Scudetto. After Juventus were stripped of their / title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini repeated that success in /. Left Inter in May despite winning another title. Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as manager of Manchester City midway through the / Premier season, signing a threeanda half year deal. City finished fifth in his first season and third in his second, when they also won the FA Cup, their first trophy in years. : Jupp Heynckes of birth: May Nationality: German Playing career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), Hannover Coaching career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), (three times), Athletic Club (twice), Eintracht Frankfurt, CD Tenerife, Real Madrid CF, SL Benfica, FC Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen One of the best strikers in Bundesliga history, Heynckes hit goals in games for Mönchengladbach and Hannover from to ; won four titles and a German Cup with Mönchengladbach and was the league's top scorer in ( goals) and (). Aged, replaced Udo Lattek as Mönchengladbach coach in ; mentored the young Lothar Matthäus but failed to win any trophies, losing to in the / German Cup final and reaching the UEFA Cup semifinals three seasons later. Replaced Lattek again in, this time at Bayern, winning and titles; club general manager Uli Hoeness called his decision to sack Heynckes in October "the biggest mistake of my career". Moved to Spain, earning Athletic Club a place in the / UEFA Cup. His Tenerife side then reached / UEFA Cup semifinals, earning Heynckes a season as Madrid coach; led Los Merengues to UEFA Champions glory in / but left that summer. Following a lean spell, stepped in as caretaker manager at Bayern in April following Jürgen Klinsmann's dismissal; replaced Bruno Labbadia as Leverkusen coach the same summer, beginning with German record run of unbeaten Bundesliga games. His side finished second to Borussia Dortmund in /, Heynckes leaving to take charge of Bayern for a third time at the end of the campaign. Last updated // ::CET Head coach
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Stéphane Lannoy (FRA) Eric Dansault (FRA), Frédéric Cano (FRA) Ruddy Buquet (FRA), Fredy Fautrel (FRA) Hervé Piccirillo (FRA) Teuvo Holopainen (FIN) Zdravko Jokić (SRB) Referee Name Stéphane Lannoy of birth // UEFA Champions matches UEFA matches Born in BoulognesurMer, Stéphane Lannoy is particularly regarded for his physical fitness and ability to communicate with players. He broke on to the international scene in March when he took charge of two UEFA European Under Championship Elite round matches. Fourth official for the / UEFA Cup semifinal first leg between FC Steaua Bucureşti and Middlesbrough FC, Lannoy became a regular referee in the competition the next season. A buyer in a hypermarket and based in SaillysurlaLys in northern France, Lannoy was a match official at the UEFA European Under Championship, taking charge of three matches and acting as fourth official in a further three games, including the hosts' final defeat of Serbia. Made his UEFA Champions group stage bow as a referee when FC Barcelona took on VfB Stuttgart on day of the / edition, also officiating three UEFA Cup games during that campaign. Married with three children, Lannoy was fourth official at three games at UEFA EURO and also featured at that year's Olympic Games. Oversaw five UEFA Champions games in /, including the quarterfinal second leg between PFC CSKA Moskva and eventual winners FC Internazionale Milano, and four in the competition the following season, also taking charge of two group games at the FIFA World Cup UEFA Champions matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // Competition PO KO Home FC Barcelona VfL Wolfsburg Arsenal FC Manchester United FC SV Werder Bremen AC Milan Chelsea FC Away VfB Stuttgart PFC CSKA Moskva Olympiacos FC Beşiktaş JK UC Sampdoria AS Roma Tottenham Hotspur FC Bayer Leverkusen Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // Competition U U UCUP U UCUP UCUP UCUP ELITE ELITE QR QR R R R Home Germany Finland FK Ventspils Switzerland Tottenham Hotspur FC Borussia Dortmund Aalborg BK Away Netherlands Germany Newcastle United FC England PSV Eindhoven Udinese Calcio Manchester City FC Barcelona Wolfsburg London Manchester Bremen Milan London Gemert Tegelen Riga Lucerne London Dortmund Aalborg Last updated // ::CET officials
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Manchester City FC Competition Opponent // Swansea City AFC (H) W // Bolton Wanderers FC (A) W // Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) W // Wigan Athletic FC (H) W // SSC Napoli (H) D // Fulham FC (A) D // Cup Birmingham City FC (H) W // Everton FC (H) W // (A) L // Blackburn Rovers FC (A) W // Aston Villa FC (H) W // Villarreal CF (H) W // Manchester United FC (A) W // Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) W // Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) W // Villarreal CF (A) W // Queens Park Rangers FC (A) W // Newcastle United FC (H) W // SSC Napoli (A) L // Liverpool FC (A) D // Cup Arsenal FC (A) W // Norwich City FC (H) W // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Cup Cup (H) Chelsea FC (A) Arsenal FC (H) Stoke City FC (H) West Bromwich Albion FC (A) Sunderland AFC (A) Liverpool FC (H) Liverpool FC (H) Wigan Athletic FC (A) Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) Liverpool FC (A) Everton FC (A) Fulham FC (H) Aston Villa FC (A) Blackburn Rovers FC (H) Bolton Wanderers FC (H) Swansea City AFC (A) Chelsea FC (H) Stoke City FC (A) Sunderland AFC (H) Džeko, Agüero, +, Silva Silva, Barry, Džeko Džeko,,, +, Agüero Agüero,, Kolarov Agüero, Hargreaves, Balotelli Balotelli, Milner A. Johnson, Balotelli, Nasri, Savić Balotelli, A. Johnson, Kompany, Milner Marchena (og), Agüero + Balotelli,, Agüero, Džeko, +, Silva + A. Johnson, Nasri, Džeko,, de Vries (og) Džeko, Kolarov, A. Johnson + Y. Touré,, Balotelli + (p) Džeko, Silva, Y. Touré Balotelli (p), Richards, Agüero (p) Balotelli Kompany Agüero Agüero, Nasri, Y. Touré, Balotelli, A. Johnson + Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Manchester City FC Manchester United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Chelsea FC Arsenal FC Newcastle United FC Liverpool FC Stoke City FC Aston Villa FC Everton FC Norwich City FC Queens Park Rangers FC Fulham FC West Bromwich Albion FC Swansea City AFC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Sunderland AFC Blackburn Rovers FC Bolton Wanderers FC Wigan Athletic FC W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Competition Opponent // Cup TSV Eintracht Braunschweig (A) W // VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) L // VfL Wolfsburg (A) W // FC Zürich (H) W // Hamburger SV (H) W // FC Zürich (A) W //. FC Kaiserslautern (A) W // SC Freiburg (H) W // Villarreal CF (A) W // FC Schalke (A) W // Bayer Leverkusen (H) W // Manchester City FC (H) W // TSG Hoffenheim (A) D // Hertha BSC Berlin (H) W // SSC Napoli (A) D // Hannover (A) L // Cup FC Ingolstadt (H) W //. FC Nürnberg (H) W // SSC Napoli (H) W // FC Augsburg (A) W // Borussia Dortmund (H) L // Villarreal CF (H) W //. FSV Mainz (A) L // SV Werder Bremen (H) W // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Cup Manchester City FC (A) VfB Stuttgart (A). FC Köln (H) VfL Bochum (A) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) VfL Wolfsburg (H) Hamburger SV (A). FC Kaiserslautern (H) SC Freiburg (A) FC Schalke (H) Bayer Leverkusen (A) TSG Hoffenheim (H) Hertha BSC Berlin (A) Hannover (H). FC Nürnberg (A) FC Augsburg (H) Borussia Dortmund (A). FSV Mainz (H) SV Werder Bremen (A) VfB Stuttgart (H) Gomez (p), Schweinsteiger (p), T. Müller Luiz Gustavo + Schweinsteiger, Robben Van Buyten, Ribéry, Robben, Gomez, Olić Gomez Gomez (p),, Gomez,,, (p), Ribéry,, Petersen Kroos, Rafinha Petersen, T. Müller T. Müller, Van Buyten, Robben Gomez, + Gomez, (p), Ribéry, Schweinsteiger Kroos Alaba T. Müller, Alaba, Petersen,, Matip (og), Usami Gomez,, Schweinsteiger, Ribéry Gomez,, Gomez, Ribéry Ribéry,, Gomez Van Buyten, Ribéry,, Robben (p), (p) Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Borussia Dortmund VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Schalke SV Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen VfB Stuttgart Hannover Hertha BSC Berlin TSG Hoffenheim Hamburger SV. FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg. FSV Mainz. FC Nürnberg. FC Kaiserslautern SC Freiburg FC Augsburg W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) bymatch lineups Playoffs (//) Bayern Zürich Goals: Schweinsteiger, Robben : Neuer, Ribéry, Robben, Rafinha, Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Gomez, Kroos (T. Müller ) (//) Zürich Bayern (agg: ) Goals: Gomez : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller (Alaba ), Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Petersen ), Kroos (Tymoshchuk ) Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Group A Standings Club SSC Napoli Manchester City FC Villarreal CF W D L GF GA Pts day (//) Man. City Napoli Goals: Cavani, Kolarov Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Džeko (Tévez ), Kolarov (Clichy ), Agüero, Barry, Nasri (A. Johnson ), Silva, Y. Touré Villarreal Bayern Goals: Kroos, Rafinha : Neuer, Van Buyten (Rafinha ), Ribéry, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Petersen ), Kroos (Luiz Gustavo ), Tymoshchuk day (//) Bayern Man. City Goals: Gomez, Gomez + : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Robben ), Rafinha, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Petersen +), Kroos (Tymoshchuk ) Manchester City FC: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Džeko (N. De Jong ), Agüero, Barry (Kolarov ), Nasri (Milner ), Silva, Clichy, K. Touré, Y. Touré day (//) Napoli Bayern Goals: Kroos, Badstuber (o.g.) : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Alaba ), Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Luiz Gustavo +), Kroos, Tymoshchuk Man. City Villarreal Goals: Cani, Marchena (o.g.), Agüero + Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Džeko, A. Johnson (Barry ), Kolarov, Nasri (Milner ), Silva, N. De Jong (Agüero ), Y. Touré day (//) Bayern Napoli Goals: Gomez, Gomez, Gomez, Fernández, Fernández : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Alaba ), Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger (Tymoshchuk ), Gomez, Kroos Villarreal Man. City Goals: Y. Touré, Balotelli +(pen), Y. Touré Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Milner, Savić, Nasri, Silva (A. Johnson ), Clichy, N. De Jong, Y. Touré (Agüero ), Balotelli (Kolarov ) day (//) Napoli Man. City Goals: Cavani, Balotelli, Cavani Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta (A. Johnson ), Lescott, Milner, Džeko (Agüero ), Kolarov, Silva, N. De Jong (Nasri ), Y. Touré, Balotelli Bayern Villarreal Goals: Ribéry, Gomez, De Guzmán, Ribéry : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Pranjić ), Robben (Olić ), Rafinha, Boateng, Lahm, Alaba, Gomez (T. Müller ), Kroos, Tymoshchuk day (//) Man. City v Bayern Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Competition facts UEFA Champions : Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona have avoided becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between / and / that featured a second group stage). In /, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions trophy with AC Milan (, ) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (, ), AFC Ajax (, ), Juventus (, ) and Manchester United (, ) have all returned to the UEFA Champions final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions in / when he featured against Olympiacos FC on matchday one at the age of years and days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in / at the age of years and days. Ballotta was aged years days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six. Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged years and days, in Manchester United's draw at SL Benfica on September. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions. He was years and days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on November. He was then sent off in the th minute. Peter OforiQuaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions, aged years and days. He found the net in Olympiacos's defeat at Rosenborg BK on October. Barcelona and Manchester United FC have both finished as group winners on occasions, one more than Real Madrid. Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions group stage without picking up a single point, including MŠK Žilina and FK Partizan in /. The other ten are: Maccabi Haifa FC and Debreceni VSC (/), FC Dynamo Kyiv (/), PFC Levski Sofia (/), SK Rapid Wien (/), Anderlecht (/), Spartak Moskva and Bayer Leverkusen (/, first and second group stage respectively), Fenerbahçe SK (/, first group stage) and. FC Košice (/). Manchester United scored goals in the / group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored times in the / first group stage. MŠK Žilina conceded goals in their six outings in /, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Debrecen (/), Dynamo Kyiv (/) and Ferencvárosi TC in /. No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (/), AFC Ajax (/), Juventus (/ and /), Chelsea FC (/), Liverpool FC (/), Villarreal CF (/) and Manchester United (/) all let in just one. Before their win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the / campaign, Spartak Moskva went games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on matchday three of the same campaign. The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in /, were Legia Warszawa that same season before FC Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer Leverkusen managed it in / and Liverpool in /. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in /, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in /. Last updated // ::CET Competition facts
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Team facts Manchester City FC Formed: Nickname: The Citizens UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) title: () FA Cup: () Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa round of /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup second round /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Manchester City v The New Saints FC //, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg : Manchester City v K. Lierse SK //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg Biggest away win : twice, most recently Villarreal CF v Manchester City //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest away defeat on four occasions, most recently v KKS Lech Poznań //, UEFA Europa group stage on five occasions, most recently v //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest home defeat : Manchester City v FC Midtjylland //, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg : Manchester City v Chelsea FC //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal second leg UEFA Champions (group stage to final) Biggest home win : Manchester City v Villarreal CF //, group stage Biggest away win : Villarreal CF v Manchester City (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat : v Manchester City (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Formed: Nickname: Die Bayern (The Bavarians) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup ():,,, (), (), (),, () UEFA Cup (): UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): UEFA Super Cup: () Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) title: () German Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: runnersup /: quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup semifinals /: quarterfinals /: round of /: quarterfinals /: round of /: first group stage /: quarterfinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Bayern v Anorthosis Famagusta FC //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : Five times, most recently v Sporting Clube de Portugal //, UEFA Champions first knockout round first leg Heaviest home defeat on three occasions, most recently v FC Girondins de Bordeaux //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC København v Bayern //, UEFA Cup second round first leg Five other defeats by a fourgoal margin, most recently v FC Barcelona (//, UEFA Champions quarterfinals first leg) UEFA Champions (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : Bayern v Sporting Clube de Portugal //, first knockout round second leg Biggest away win : Sporting Clube de Portugal v Bayern (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat : Bayern v FC Girondins de Bordeaux (see above for details) : Bayern v AC Milan //, quarterfinals second leg Heaviest away defeat : FC Barcelona v Bayern (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Manchester City FC Wednesday December.CET (. local time) Legend ALLTIME STATISTICS The alltime record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (), the UEFA Europa, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (). es in the InterCities Fairs Cup and the Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. : Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions from / season, group stage to final only. es where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. es where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions : UEFA Champions /UEFA Champions Tournament: UEFA Europa /UEFA Champions ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final : Group stage : First group stage : Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round : Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff FT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R: Fourth round SF: Semifinals R: round of R: Round of st: first leg nd: second leg PO: Playoff (Rep) : Replay PO FT: Playoff for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation playoff National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations (aet): decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: decided on away goals (p): Penalty agg: Aggregate : es played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: of birth Res.: GA: Goals against sg: decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: decided by toss of a coin gg: decided by golden goal W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match Q: Current season total UEFA Champions appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only : Current season total UEFA Champions appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday : Total appearances in the UEFA Champions from / season, group stage to final only UEFA: Alltime total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com. Last updated // ::CET Legend