The loss to PSG witnessed many unforgettable milestones for Man City. Not only that, they also lost midfielder Ruben Dias due to injury.
Man City unexpectedly lost 2-4 on PSG’s field in the 7th match of the 2024/25 Champions League qualifying round. Notably, The Citizens led by 2 goals, but allowed the opponent to concede 4 times in a row and complete the comeback.
With this result, Man City experienced defeat for the first time when leading the opponent by at least 2 goals throughout the match in the last 115 matches. Previously, the home team at Etihad also had an almost similar result when leading Feyenoord by 3 goals at home, but then allowed the representative from the Netherlands to score 3 goals and get 1 point.
This is also the 9th time Man City have failed to win a match in which they have led in all competitions this season – the most among Premier League clubs in the 2024/25 season.
Currently, Man City is ranked 25th on the Champions League rankings with only 8 points. If they cannot win against Club Brugge in the final match, Pep Guardiola’s army will officially say goodbye to the Champions League this season.
Man City will host Chelsea in another big Premier League match on Saturday in a bid to secure a place in the top four to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Sadly, they may be without midfielder Ruben Dias. The Portuguese player had just returned from a muscle injury but was substituted at half-time against PSG, making way for Rico Lewis. Speaking after the match, coach Pep Guardiola said: “He asked to be replaced because he felt unwell.” Currently, Man City is without Oscar Bobb, Rodri and Jeremy Doku due to injury.