Manchester City vs Club Brugge KV

Manchester City have now progressed from the UEFA Champions League group stage/league phase in each of the last 12 seasons, with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain the only other teams to do so in each campaign since 2013-14.

Despite tonight’s defeat Club Brugge have progressed from the UEFA Champions League group stage/league phase in back-to-back participations, after exiting the competition in the group stage in each of their first nine attempts between 1992-93 and 2021-22.

Manchester City have now won nine of the last 10 UEFA Champions League home games they conceded first in (D1). In fact, the Citizens have won more games overall after going 1-0 behind than any other Premier League team in all competitions this season (6).  

Manchester City won both of their previous meetings with Club Brugge, winning 5-1 away and 4-1 at home during the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Club Brugge have never won away to English opposition in European competition in 14 previous attempts (D2 L12 – qualifiers included); only RSC Anderlecht (19 games) and Dynamo Kyiv (15 games) have played more such games without ever recording a win in England.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 33 UEFA Champions League matches at the Etihad (W28 D5), although three of their last four have ended as stalemates, losing a three-goal lead against Feyenoord to draw 3-3 last time out.

Failure to win this game will see Manchester City eliminated from the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s side have thrown away two 2+ goal leads in the competition this term (3-3 vs Feyenoord, 2-4 vs PSG) – the only side to do so in three games in a single European Cup campaign were Reims in the inaugural edition in 1955-56.

Club Brugge are unbeaten in their last four matches in the UEFA Champions League (W2 D2), while only once previously have they had a longer run without defeat within the same European Cup/Champions League campaign (five games in 1976-77).