Man City vs BVB: Key stats and info for the Champions League clash | OneFootball

Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal: All well and good. Since the defeat in the Klassiker at FC Bayern Munich (1:2), Borussia Dortmund has won four games in a row and reached the round of 16 in the cup. But now Manchester City awaits the Black and Yellows (November 5, 9 PM).

Four goals against Juventus Turin, Athletic Bilbao, and FC Copenhagen. In the Champions League, BVB regularly fires up the goal machine. However, against the Sky Blues led by star coach Pep Guardiola (54), it will likely be difficult for the Westphalians to score another four goals despite all their offensive qualities.

In the current standings of the “premier class,” Dortmund sits in sixth place with seven points, a position that guarantees direct qualification for the round of 16. Table neighbor Man City is only slightly behind, with the same number of points but a goal difference worse by just one. The English side scored twice in each of their matches. They won 2:0 against Napoli and at Villarreal. The away match against AS Monaco ended in a 2:2 draw.

In the history of European competition, there have been six encounters between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City so far – all in the Champions League. Three 2:1 wins for the Cityzens are matched by a 1:0 victory for BVB from the 2012/13 season and two draws.

On December 4, 2012, Julian Schieber scored the winning goal for his team. In a group that also included Real Madrid and Ajax Amsterdam, the Spaniards and Germans qualified for the knockout stage back then. Ajax dropped into the Europa League, and Manchester was eliminated without a win, finishing with three points and little fanfare.

Haaland in Goal-Scoring Mood

But those were different times. Today's City is not comparable to the one from 13 years ago. In 2012, the Sky Blues had just won their first league title in 44 years a few months earlier. Since then, thanks to generous payments from the United Arab Emirates, the club has claimed seven more English championships, two FA Cup titles, six League Cups, and, as the crowning achievement, the Champions League in 2023.

Behind Arsenal, Manchester City is currently in second place in the Premier League. Former BVB striker Erling Haaland is once again in goal-scoring mood with 13 goals in ten matches.

If BVB wins at Man City, the Black and Yellows would be the second German team after Bayern Munich in 2013 (3:1) to pull off this feat.

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