Manchester City Triumphs Over Slovan Bratislava With 4-0 Victory In Champions League Match

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Manchester City began their Champions League journey with a commanding 4-0 victory over Slovan Bratislava. Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and James McAtee found the net. The Premier League champions dominated the match at Stadion Tehelne Pole, maintaining pressure on Slovan's defence throughout.

City's first goal came after just eight minutes. Gundogan scored his first goal since rejoining from Barcelona, with his shot deflecting off Kyriakos Savvidis. Foden increased the lead in the 15th minute, receiving a pass from Jeremy Doku and curling it into the bottom corner.

Haaland effectively ended the contest before the hour mark. He sprinted onto a pass from Rico Lewis, bypassed goalkeeper Dominik Takac, and scored into an open net for his 42nd European goal. Later, Foden assisted McAtee's first City goal with a clever pass in the 74th minute.

The reigning Champions League winners had previously drawn 0-0 with Inter in their opening match this season. They now occupy fourth place in the standings. Meanwhile, Slovan sits at 35th after also suffering a heavy defeat to Celtic earlier.

This victory extended City's unbeaten streak in the Champions League to 25 matches. Their only blemish was a penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid last season. This run equals Manchester United's record set between September 2007 and May 2009 when they won the trophy.

During this impressive streak, City has secured 17 wins and eight draws while scoring 64 goals compared to United's tally of 38 during their run. City will aim to surpass this record when they face Sparta Prague on matchday three.