After its first victory of the season against Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday evening (4-0) in the Champions League, Manchester City signed a 25th match without defeat in the most prestigious European competitions, thus equaling the record held by Manchester United.
A 4-0 like no other. Against Bratislava on Tuesday evening, Manchester City signed their first victory in the Champions League of the season, but above all it is the 25th consecutive match in Europe without defeat for the Citizens.
The Skyblues thus equal the invincibility record, which only Manchester United previously held. Between September 2007 and May 2009, Sir Alex Ferguson’s men had gone 25 matches without losing, before seeing their series end painfully, in the final against Barcelona, where Messi and Eto’o prevented the Red Devils from winning twice. sharpened the cut with the big ears.
Pep Guardiola’s men undefeated since May 2022
It was Gundogan, Foden, Haaland and McAtee who scored and allowed this record to be equaled on Tuesday evening. But one man has only missed two meetings (one for injury, the other for breathing) in the last 25 matches, a certain Erling Haaland, author of 19 goals in 23 matches during this series.
The latest defeat? On May 4, 2022, against Real Madrid, during the semi-final return, where Rodrygo scored two goals in two minutes in the final moments of the game (2-1 after 90 minutes and 3-1 after extra time). Since then, Manchester City has had 17 wins and eight draws.
During the 2022-2023 season, where the Citizens won their first Champions League, Kévin De Bruyne’s teammates began with a particularly well-negotiated group stage (four wins for two draws). During the final stages, they eliminated Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to win the final against Inter Milan.
Last season, while the group stage was 100%, with six victories in six matches and the eighth easily won against Copenhagen (3-1, 3-1), Manchester City fell to an untouchable Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. final (which will win the edition), the English team is eliminated, but without losing (3-3 in the first leg then 1-1 in the return, defeat on penalties).
The hardest part is perhaps done for Pep Guardiola and his players, who will have the opportunity to dethrone their rivals, with a possible 26th meeting, on October 23, against Sparta Prague, at the Etihad Stadium.
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