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City eye Villarreal scalp, Flick laments bad behaviour; Leverkusen wary of PSG as Atletico face Arsenal in CL

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October 21, 2025

A confident Manchester City will look to maintain their momentum when they take on Villarreal in their Champions League match on Tuesday.

City eye Villarreal scalp, Flick laments bad behaviour; Leverkusen wary of PSG as Atletico face Arsenal in CL

players take part in training on the eve of their Champions League match against Villarreal.

(Agence France-Presse)

After two defeats in their opening three Premier League matches, Guardiola's men are now unbeaten in eight games in all competitions and look like title contenders once more thanks to Haaland's form.

But City manager Pep Guardiola expressed his concerned after their match against Everton. He said that the club is too reliant on Haaland.

"Really pleased but we cannot rely on just him, we need other players," said Guardiola. Wingers, attacking midfielders. They have to make a step-up and score goals.

Haaland arrives for Man City's league-phase match at Villarreal on Tuesday having scored 23 goals in 13 matches, including 10 goals in his last five matches with City and Norway.

The fastest player to 50 goals in the Champions League, the 25-year-old Haaland also scored twice when City drew 2-2 at Monaco in the Champions League earlier this month. City had opened with a 1-0 win against Napoli.

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