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Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City - LIVE!
Manchester City cruised to their first Champions League win of the season by beating Slovan Bratislava 4-0. James McAtee scored his first ever goal for the club, while Phil Foden bagged a goal and an assist on his return to the starting line-up.
Erling Haaland also shrugged off an injury scare to start the match and score City’s third, with Ilkay Gundogan getting his name on the scoresheet first after just eight minutes.
Slovan Bratislava are the first Slovakian club to play in the Champions League for 14 years but couldn’t live with City tonight, who finished the match with 77% possession. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below.
Key Points
GOAL! Ilkay Gundogan opens scoring
GOAL! Phil Foden doubles City's lead
GOAL! Haaland grabs City's third
GOAL! McAtee hits fourth
McAtee bags first City goal in Slovak cruise
21:56 , Jamie Dickenson
James McAtee scored his first goal for Manchester City as they cruised to a 4-0 victory over Slovan Bratislava.
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan were also on the scoresheet as City dominated the Slovakian champions.
Pep Guardiola’s side now have four points from six in the new-look Champions League league phase.
FT: Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:50 , Jamie Dickenson
A professional away performance from Manchester City delivers their first Champions League win of the season.
James McAtee scored his first goal of the season in the second half after strikes from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan had put the Premier League side in full control.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:45 , Jamie Dickenson
89 mins: Takac makes another great stop to deny John Stones with his header after a nice whipped corner from Gundogan.
City are pushing for their fifth here.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:43 , Jamie Dickenson
86 mins: Bratislava keeper Takac makes a great save to deny Gundogan a second from close range.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:38
81 mins: City are coasting to victory here but the home fans are still in good voice.
They are determined to enjoy their time in the Champions League.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:33 , Jamie Dickenson
77 mins: McAtee has another chance but the keeper is equal to it, as Jack Grealish prepares to come on.
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City | McAtee '74
21:31 , Jamie Dickenson
74 mins: James McAtee scores his first goal for Manchester City with a rifled left-footed shot after being played in by Phil Foden.
City may even get a few more yet!
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:29 , Jamie Dickenson
73 mins: City are close to hitting 500 passes here with just under 20 minutes still to play.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:27 , Jamie Dickenson
70 mins: Nunes floats a lovely ball through the middle onto the onrushing Lewis, but he can’t find the net with his volley.
Great piece of play from Nunes who has looked good this evening.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:26 , Jamie Dickenson
68 mins: Doku fires a shot at Takac but he manages to hold onto it this time.
Haaland’s goal put him time for 18th on the list of all time Champions league goalscorers with 42 goals in 41 games.
He’s level with Alessandro del Piero and one ahead of ex-Man City man Sergio Aguero.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:22 , Jamie Dickenson
64 mins: Bratislava make a few changes off their own, taking off Weiss and Ihnatenko for Zuberu and Szoke.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:21 , Jamie Dickenson
62 mins: City take the opportunity to rest Erling Haaland after he scores the third ahead of their game with Fulham on Saturday.
Haaland is replaced by James McAtee while Akanji comes off for Ruben Dias.
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City | Haaland 57'
21:15 , Jamie Dickenson
57 mins: Erling Haaland makes it three for City with a cool finish. Rico Lewis plays a supreme through ball for the Norweigan, who is too quick for the defender and round the keeper to score.
Haaland’s strike came immediately after a rare foray forward for Bratislava, but Barseghyan’s strike from distance hit John Stones and they cleared to set up the all important third.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:10
53 mins: Nunes lofts a cross into the box and Haaland rises well to meet it but can’t direct his header past the goal.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:09 , Jamie Dickenson
52 mins: Bratislava make a rare break, but they take just too long with it and concede possession.
City are then camped on the outside of the home side’s box, with Rico Lewis darting in and going to ground but no penalty given.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:06 , Jamie Dickenson
48 mins: Bratislava look undeterred from the scale of the task at hand but Doku is proving a nightmare down the right-hand side.
He cuts back for Lewis but the keeper parries it and the home side clear.
Back underway
21:04
We are back underway in Bratislava - how many goals will City get this half?
HT: Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:50 , Jamie Dickenson
Manchester City go into the break with a healthy lead thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden.
We can expect more of the same in the second half as they look to press home their advantage.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:46 , Jamie Dickenson
44 mins: Bratislava will probably be happy to have restricted City to a 2-0 lead going into half-time.
Foden has another strike but can’t keep it down as City pepper the home team’s goal.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:41 , Jamie Dickenson
39 mins: Foden shoots wide but City have another chance seconds later with Ilkay Gundogan crashing a shot off the bar.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:38 , Jamie Dickenson
36 mins: More good work from Lewis and Doku set up Foden, but he couldn’t stop his left-footed shot from pulling just past the near post.
The England international has looked back to his best this evening.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:36
34 mins: The Bratislava fans are in good voice here, urging their players on with a thunderclap chant.
City are relentless in their domination of the Slovakian side though, keeping them largely penned back in their half.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:33
31 mins: Doku has had a great first half here, but on this occasion he drills a cross just in front of Haaland.
Bratislava have got out of their half a few times only so far.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:28 , Jamie Dickenson
26 mins: Foden nearly grabbed his second, with the Bratislava keeper just parrying his effort off the post.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:24 , Jamie Dickenson
23 mins: CHANCE! Doku makes another strong run down the right flank and cuts it back for Lewis, but the keeper saves.
Doku then hits the post with Bratislava clinging on for dear life.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:20
18 mins: Slovan Bratislava might be the Slovakian champions but they are being put under intense pressure here by Manchester City.
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City | Foden '15
20:16 , Jamie Dickenson
15 mins: Jeremy Doku finds Phil Foden in the box and the Man City man tucks the ball into the net with his left foot.
That’s his first goal of the season.
Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man City
20:13 , Jamie Dickenson
11 mins: That is exactly the start Pep Guardiola was looking for and City are looking comfortable here.
Rico Lewis is essentially playing as an extra central midfielder with City dominating the ball.
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man City | Gundogan '8
20:09
8 mins: City get the breakthrough as Ilkay Gundogan’s strike takes a hefty deflection to find the back of the net.
The visitors have had 80% of the possession so far and this could end up very one-sided.
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
20:05 , Jamie Dickenson
4 mins: City hit back straight away with a chance of their own, but Haaland can’t find the finish to Rico Lewis’ cut-back.
Haaland then nearly plays Foden in but Bratislava scramble it away.
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
20:04 , Jamie Dickenson
2 mins: CHANCE! Slovan Bratislava came very close to opening the score early on after a great counter-attack, but Marko Tolic’s shot just drags past the post.
KICK-OFF!
20:02 , Jamie Dickenson
Manchester City get us underway in Slovakia, playing in their purple away kit. Slovan Bratislava are in white.
Champions League table
19:59 , Jamie Dickenson
Brest became the first team to reach six points in the Champions League’s new league phase after beating Red Bull Salzurg 4-0 earlier this evening.
Manchester City need to take all three points to keep up with the early pace-setters.
City's Champions League fixtures
19:53 , Jamie Dickenson
This is City’s second of eight matches they will play in the new league phase of the Champions League.
Here are the rest of their fixtures in the competition.
City will be determined to finish in the top eight of the league as that will take them straight through to the last-16.
Wednesday 23 October - Sparta Prague (H)
Tuesday 5 November - Sporting Lisbon (A)
Tuesday 26 November - Feyenoord (H)
Wednesday 11 December - Juventus (A)
Wednesday 22 January - Paris Saint-Germain (A)
Wednesday 29 January - Club Brugge (H)
City warming up
19:45 , Jamie Dickenson
Manchester City’s players have been out for their warm-up in Bratislava tonight.
We are just 15 minutes away from kick-off now...
Some journey for Slovan
19:32 , Jamie Dickenson
Slovan Bratislava overcame four rounds of qualifying to reach the Champions League league phase.
Their European journey started back in June when they beat Macedonian champions Struga 6-3 over two legs in the first qualifying round.
Next up was Slovenian champions Celje - who were dispatched 6-1 over two legs - before Bratislava knocked out APOEL 2-0.
They had to beat Danish champions Midtjylland to reach the league phase, which they duly did with a 4-3 aggregate win over two legs.
However, things didn’t go according to plan in their first league phase game as Vladimir Weiss’ side lost 5-1 at Celtic.
Six changes for City
19:18
Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the Manchester City side that drew 1-1 at Newcastle for tonight’s game against Slovan Bratislava.
Stefan Ortega gets a rare start in goal, while John Stones comes in to the defence along with Matheus Nunes, Savinho, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku midfield.
Erling Haaland shrugs off an injury scare to start up front.
Guardiola backs Foden
19:05 , Jamie Dickenson
Pep Guardiola is backing Phil Foden to get back to his best after a slow start to the season.
Foden has been used largely off the bench this term after helping England reach the final of Euro 2024.
He gets just his second start of the campaign tonight with Guardiola fully expecting the Premier League Player of the Year to rediscover his top form.
"I have some doubts about many things but I know Phil will be back,” he said. “He feels good.
"Playing at St James' Park [against Newcastle] I felt something that I like and I didn't see, for example, against Watford.
"Don't forget after the Euros he didn't have any training for two months, he had problems with some niggles and some problems in his health.
"But now he is smiling and he's finding his rhythm. He was the best player in the Premier League last season so we need him, he was important for us, but I have no doubts with his love for football and his training and passion, he will be back."
Slovan Bratislva confirmed team
18:58
Slovan Bratislava XI: Takac; Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer; Savvidis, Ihnatenko; Barseghyan, Tolic, Weiss; Strelec.
Subs: Gajdos, Hrdina, Mak, Marcelli, Medvedev, Metsoko, Mustafic, Pauschek, Szoke, Trnovsky, Voet, Zuberu.
Manchester City confirmed team
18:51
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol; Gundogan (c), Nunes; Savinho, Foden, Doku; Haaland.
Subs: Ederson, Carson, Walker, Dias, Kovacic, Grealish, Bernardo, McAtee.
City ready for action
18:48
Manchester City are ready for their first ever match in Slovakia.
We are expecting team news from Bratislava in the next few minutes...
Weiss faces former club
18:33
Slovan Bratislava captain Vladimir Weiss faces his former club Manchester City this evening.
Weiss joined City’s academy in 2006 but only made three appearances for the senior side before leaving in 2012.
He had loan spells at Bolton, Rangers and Espanyol during his time with the Premier League club.
Weiss also played in Italy, Greece and Qatar before returning to his homeland with Slovan Bratislava in 2020.
Now 34, the attacking midfielder has earned 77 caps for Slovakia during his career, scoring eight goals.
Gundogan needs time
18:24
Pep Guardiola has admitted Ilkay Gundogan needs time to rediscover his top form for Manchester City.
Gundogan made a surprise return to the Etihad this summer, just a year after leaving the club for Barcelona.
The 33-year-old has struggled in his six appearances so far this season, but City boss Guardiola insists fans just need to be patient.
“It will take time,” he said. “He didn’t make a pre-season and needs to [get into] the rhythm - but he gives you something special but of course he will take it [time].”
Haaland in training as normal
18:04
Erling Haaland appeared to train as normal with Manchester City on Monday to allay fears that he is carrying an ankle injury.
Haaland looked to be in discomfort during City’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Newcastle at St James’ Park on Saturday following a collision with Dan Burn.
The City striker was left with a bloodied ankle but he ended up playing the whole game on Tyneside after receiving treatment at half-time.
But Haaland gave Pep Guardiola a boost by joining training as usual on the eve of their game against Slovan Bratislava.
Slovan Bratislava vs Man City latest odds
17:57 , Jamie Dickenson
Slovan Bratislava to win: 30/1
Draw: 11/1
Man City to win: 1/20
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
17:57 , Jamie Dickenson
The two teams have never played before.
Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City prediction
17:55 , Jamie Dickenson
Even with rotation in mind, it would be a huge shock not to see City win against these Champions League minnows.
After shipping five against Celtic in their competition debut, you really fear for Bratislava.
Man City to win, 5-0.
Slovan Bratislva team news
17:51
Lukas Pauschek has been ruled out for Bratislava, while Kenan Bajric is doubtful to face Man City.
Captain Vladimir Weiss is expected to start against his former club, having spent six years at the club.
Manchester City team news
17:47 , Jamie Dickenson
Manchester City should tonight have Erling Haaland fit for their Champions League trip to Slovan Bratislava tonight.
Manager Pep Guardiola confirmed the striker “picked up some knocks”during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle in the Premier League, with Haaland having been kept quiet at St James’ Park.
A challenge in the first half appeared to have left his ankle bloodied but though he did train as normal on Monday and has been named in the squad.
City will remain without Kevin De Bruyne, with Guardiola hopeful the Belgian will return after the international break.
Rodri, meanwhile, will not play again this season after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury. Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are also out.
City head into their second Champions League outing having drawn the first 0-0 at home against Inter Milan.
Man City predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Silva, Gundogan; Savinho, Foden, Grealish.
Where to watch Slovan Bratislava vs Man City
17:41 , Jamie Dickenson
TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: Subscribers will also be able to watch a live stream online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Welcome!
17:34 , Jamie Dickenson
Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League trip to Slovan Bratislava.
Erling Haaland has shrugged off an injury scare as City continue to come to terms with life without Rodri, who has been ruled of for the rest of the season.
Pep Guardiola will be wanting a dominant performance in Slovakia after his side were held to a goalless draw at home to Inter Milan in their European opener.
Bratislava are the first Slovakian side in 14 years to reach this stage of the Champions League and will be hoping to avoid another heavy defeat after losing 5-1 at Celtic.
Stay with us for all the best build-up ahead of kick-off at Stadion Tehelne pole, which is scheduled for 8pm BST.
