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Slovan Bratislava vs Man City LIVE: Latest Champions League updates

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Erling Haaland scored City’s third (AP)

Manchester City travel to Slovakia on Tuesday night to play Slovan Bratislava in the second match of their 2024/25 Champions League campaign.

Pep Guardiola’s side sit second in the Premier League after a somewhat disappointing draw against Newcastle last weekend, and they’re looking for their first three points of the new European campaign this week after drawing 0-0 at home to Inter Milan last time out.

The Cityzens have lost Rodri for the remainder of the season and will be without Kevin De Bruyne in the Slovak capital, though they come up against a Slovan Bratislava side that lost 5-1 to Celtic in their European opener on 18 September.

Follow all the latest Champions League updates with our live blog below:

Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City

84 minutes: Doku has caused problems down the wing all match and shows no signs of stopping as he puts another ball in the box looking for a player in burgundy, but it’s cleared and City will mount another attack.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:40

Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City

80 minutes: City are on the hunt for a fifth, the ball is pulled back towards Grealish, but he wasn’t quite ready and nothing comes of it.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:38

GOAL! James McAtee! Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City

74 minutes: GOAL! James McAtee scores his first Champions League goal after being chipped in by Phil Foden and he takes a touch before firing into the back of th net.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:31

Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City

70 minutes: City have had 20 shots tonight, but still just the three goals to show for it. Bayern Munich scored nine in their opening Champions League match and after the first round of fixtures were top of the table.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:27

Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City

69 minutes: With all the substitutions, the intensity of the match has just dropped slightly, although City continue to dominate possession.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:26

Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City

63 minutes: Changes for Slovan, the captain has just been taken off by his dad, the coach. He also spent time in Man City’s youth team along side Kieran Trippier many years ago.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:20

Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City

60 minutes: That will be Haaland’s last involvement and he comes off to be replaced by James McAtee, Ruben Dias on for Akanji.

There was a brief VAR check for a penalty, but City have not been given a chance to add to their tally.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:17

GOAL! Haaland strikes – Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City

58 minutes: GOAL! The moment Slovan get forward they are broken immediately and Haaland is played straight through the middle of the two centre backs, he takes the ball round the goalkeeper and just slots it into the back of the net.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:15

Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City

57 minutes: City are struggling to turn their possession into goals, it might be entirely last-ditch defending with the occasional punt up front for Slovan, but they have still not conceded since the 15th minute.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:14

Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City

53 minutes: Chance! Haaland has moved cleverly at the far post to beat his marker, he jumps high but his header is way off target.

Another chance for City goes begging.

Sonia Twigg1 October 2024 21:10

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