Manchester City FC vs BSC Young Boys, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs BSC Young Boys — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- BSC Young Boys 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Erik Lambrechts
- Assistant 1 Jo De Weirdt
- Assistant 2 Kevin Monteny
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W 04 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 6–1 W 29 Oct Manchester United FC A 3–0 W 25 Oct BSC Young Boys A 3–1 W 21 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W 08 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov Manchester City FC A 0–3 L 25 Oct Manchester City FC H 1–3 L 04 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–2 D 19 Sep RB Leipzig H 1–3 L 29 Aug Maccabi Haifa FC H 3–0 W 23 Aug Maccabi Haifa FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, BSC Young Boys does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks surprising BSC Young Boys does not make any changes. Filip Ugrinic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' BSC Young Boys seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Loris Benito.
- 19' Sandro Lauper was booked on 19.
- 23' Goal! Erling Haaland scores his 246 goal in 83 matches.
- 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ulisses Garcia suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' Aurele Amenda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' BSC Young Boys is showing some good football. However, BSC Young Boys are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' Goal! Phil Foden scores his 98 goal in 431 matches.
- 46' The whistle greets John Stones as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Ake.
- 51' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 51. Assisted by Rico Lewis
- 53' The referee calls foul for Sandro Lauper. He receives a Red card.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 61' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Kyle Walker departs to be replaced by Kalvin Phillips.
- 65' The whistle greets Cedric Itten as he departs to be replaced by Miguel Chaiwa.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' Aurele Amenda is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
- 78' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Ulisses Garcia is replaced by Noah Persson on 78 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Doku. He replaces Mateo Kovacic on 80 minute.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateo Kovacic, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
- 90' BSC Young Boys is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.
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Manchester City FC
3-2-4-1Starting XI-
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Mateo Kovacic ↓ Jeremy Doku 80'
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Kyle Walker ↓ Kalvin Phillips 61'
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5
John Stones ↓ Nathan Ake 46'
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- 10
- 27
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9
Erling Haaland ↓ Oscar Bobb 61'
- 24
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Bench-
6
Nathan Ake ↑ 46'
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- 33
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4
Kalvin Phillips ↑ 61'
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- 18
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11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 80'
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52
Oscar Bobb ↑ 61'
BSC Young Boys
5-4-1Starting XI-
17
Saidy Janko ↓ Lewin Blum 65'
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21
Ulisses Garcia ↓ Noah Persson 78'
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- 30
- 13
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9
Cedric Itten ↓ Miguel Chaiwa 65'
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- 15
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Bench- 28
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35
Silvere Ganvoula ↑ 78'
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- 26
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- 11
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27
Lewin Blum ↑ 65'
- 77
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19
Noah Persson ↑ 78'
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14
Miguel Chaiwa ↑ 65'
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8
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Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2023-11-07 Manchester City FC 3–0 BSC Young Boys W 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-10-25 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-10-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-10-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Manchester City FC LBSC Young Boys Form