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Crvena Zvezda 2-3 Manchester City (UCL)

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Manchester City have become the first English club to win eight consecutive European Cup/UEFA Champions League matches.

Kalvin Phillips scored his first goal in all competitions for Man City (30th appearance), and his first in 51 club appearances across his time at Leeds and Man City, since netting against Crewe in August 2021.

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Highlights.

Manchester City had the best xG difference of any team in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season (17.3 for, 3.3 against):

  • +14 – Manchester City
  • +7.4 – Real Madrid
  • +7.3 – Paris Saint-Germain
  • +7.2 – Internazionale
  • +7 – Arsenal

Man City (63:52) matches have had the highest average of time in play in Champions League 2023/24 group stage, while Sevilla had the lowest record (52:52).

The five players with the best pass completion rate under pressure in the UEFA Champions League this season (min. 100 attempts):

  • 97.1% – Axel Witsel
  • 96.8% – Nathan Aké
  • 95.7% – Manuel Akanji
  • 94.9% – Toni Kroos
  • 94.7% – Rubén Dias

Rodri made the most line-breaking passes (100) of any player in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League group stage, with 64 of those coming in the opposition half.

Pep Guardiola has won 6/6 Champions League group stage games for the first time in his career:

  • ◉ City 3-1 Crvena zvezda
  • ◉ RB Leipzig 1-3 City
  • ◉ Young Boys 1-3 City
  • ◉ City 3-0 Young Boys
  • ◉ City 3-2 RB Leipzig
  • ◉ Crvena zvezda 2-3 City

Kalvin Phillips has scored his first Manchester City goal on his 30th appearance for the club.

Micah Hamilton is the fifth-youngest Englishman to score on his UEFA Champions League debut (20y 30d), and youngest to do so since Marcus Rashford in September 2017 (19y 316).

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