UEFA Champions League drama at 4 a.m.! Manchester City smashes Bundesliga at home: Devil vs. old boss B for 100 games

At 4 a.m. on November 6, in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City faced Dortmund at home. Haaland played against his old club. During his two and a half years with Dortmund, Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games. Manchester City captain B seat is expected to usher in the 100th game of his Champions League career. In the last 11 home games against Bundesliga teams, Manchester City has won all of them.

[Confrontation History]

In the history of the Champions League, the two teams have met 6 times, with Manchester City winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1. In the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, Manchester City defeated Dortmund 2-1 at home and tied 0-0 away from home.

【17 goals in 13 games! Haaland vs. old club Dortmund]

As Manchester City's top scorer, Haaland is still in excellent form this season, scoring 13 goals in 10 Premier League games, 4 goals in 3 Champions League games, and 17 goals in 13 games in all competitions.

Haaland was once a member of Dortmund. In January 2020, Haaland joined Dortmund from Salzburg for a transfer fee of 20 million euros. Two and a half years later, Haaland left the Hornets and joined Manchester City for 60 million euros. Playing 89 times for Dortmund, Haaland scored 86 goals, including 15 goals in 13 Champions League games, averaging more than 1 goal per game.

[Seat B will celebrate the 100th game of the Champions League]

The 31-year-old Seat B is the captain of Manchester City. He played 270 minutes in 3 games in the Champions League this season and scored 1 goal. Against Dortmund, seat B is expected to usher in the 100th game of his Champions League career. In the previous 99 Champions League appearances, he scored 17 goals and provided 13 assists in the B seat. In the history of the Champions League, a total of three Portuguese players have played more than 100 times: Ronaldo 183 games, Pepe 120 games, and Figo 103 games. Seat B is about to become the fourth Portuguese player to play 100 Champions League games.

【The sword points to 3 points! Manchester City has defeated Bundesliga teams for 11 consecutive times at home]

In the Champions League, Manchester City has a lot of experience playing Bundesliga teams, especially at home. Official data from UEFA: Manchester City has won 11 consecutive games in its last 11 home games against Bundesliga teams! The most recent time was the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2023-24 season, when Manchester City defeated Leipzig 3-2. In the fifth round of the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, Manchester City defeated Dortmund 2-1, with Stones and Haaland scoring.

[Estimated starting]

Manchester City (4141): Donnarumma/Nunez, Stones, Ruben Dias, O'Reilly/Nico Gonzalez/Lewis, Reinders, Foden , Doku/Haaland

Dortmund (3421): Kerber/Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini/Leersen, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson/Adeyemi, Bayer/Gilassi