UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester Wednesday 12 December 2018 Manchester City FC 21.00CET (20.00 local time) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Group F - Matchday 6 Last updated 19/08/2019 01:59CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 8 Head coach 10 Match officials 11 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21 1 Manchester City FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Belfodil 1; Agüero 8, 02/10/2018 GS 1-2 Sinsheim Manchester City FC David Silva 87 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Manchester City FC 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Manchester City FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - Raffael 23; David 23/11/2016 GS 1-1 Monchengladbach Manchester City FC Silva 45+1 Manchester City FC - VfL Agüero 9, 28 (P), 14/09/2016 GS 4-0 Manchester Borussia Mönchengladbach 77, Iheanacho 90+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers David Silva 16, Manchester City FC - VfL Sterling 80, 81, 08/12/2015 GS 4-2 Manchester Borussia Mönchengladbach Bony 85; Korb 19, Raffael 42 Stindl 54; VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - 30/09/2015 GS 1-2 Monchengladbach Demichelis 65, Manchester City FC Agüero 90 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Agüero 22 (P), 85, Manchester City FC - FC Bayern 25/11/2014 GS 3-2 Manchester 90+1; Xabi Alonso 40, München Lewandowski 45 FC Bayern München - 17/09/2014 GS 1-0 Munich Boateng 90 Manchester City FC UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Müller 5, Götze 12; FC Bayern München - David Silva 28, 10/12/2013 GS 2-3 Munich Manchester City FC Kolarov 59 (P), Milner 62 Manchester City FC - FC Bayern Negredo 79; Ribéry 7, 02/10/2013 GS 1-3 Manchester München Müller 56, Robben 59 2 Manchester City FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Borussia Dortmund - 04/12/2012 GS 1-0 Dortmund Schieber 57 Manchester City FC Manchester City FC - Borussia Balotelli 90 (P); Reus 03/10/2012 GS 1-1 Manchester Dortmund 61 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester City FC - FC Bayern David Silva 36, Touré 07/12/2011 GS 2-0 Manchester München 52 FC Bayern München - 27/09/2011 GS 2-0 Munich Gomez 38, 45+1 Manchester City FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester City FC - Hamburger 2-1 Elano 17 (P), Caicedo 16/04/2009 QF Manchester SV agg: 3-4 50; Guerrero 12 Mathijsen 9, Hamburger SV - Manchester City 09/04/2009 QF 3-1 Hamburg Trochowski 63 (P), FC Guerrero 79; Ireland 1 FC Schalke 04 - Manchester City 27/11/2008 GS 0-2 Gelsenkirchen Benjani 32, Ireland 66 FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kulik 45, Bruns 52, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 20/03/1979 QF Monchengladbach Del'Haye 71; Deyna - Manchester City FC agg: 4-2 78 Manchester City FC - VfL Channon 26; Lienen 08/03/1979 QF 1-1 Manchester Borussia Mönchengladbach 66 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Doyle 8, Young 22, Manchester City FC - FC 5-1 15/04/1970 SF Manchester 28, Lee 50, Bell 81; Schalke 04 agg: 5-2 Libuda 89 FC Schalke 04 - Manchester City 01/04/1970 SF 1-0 Gelsenkirchen Libuda 76 FC TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Can 10, 21, Salah 18, Liverpool FC - TSG 1899 4-2 23/08/2017 PO Liverpool Firmino 63; Uth 28, Hoffenheim agg: 6-3 Wagner 79 Uth 87; Alexander- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - 15/08/2017 PO 1-2 Sinsheim Arnold 35, Nordtveit Liverpool FC 74 (og) 3 Manchester City FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Manchester City FC 9 6 2 1 11 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 20 10 3 7 35 27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 8 4 Manchester City FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Match background Having responded strongly to an opening setback in Group F and sealed qualification with a game to spare, Manchester City are looking to wrap up first place in the section as they conclude their campaign at home against Hoffenheim, the visitors now setting their sights on the UEFA Europa League as their first UEFA Champions League group campaign draws to a close. • City booked their place in the round of 16 with a 2-2 draw at Lyon last time out, and hold a three-point lead over the French club at the top of the standings. The English champions will therefore clinch first place if they avoid defeat, or if Lyon do not win at Shakhtar Donetsk. • Hoffenheim are on three points – all from draws – two behind third-placed Shakhtar. Out of contention for a top-two finish, they must win and hope Shakhtar lose in order to earn a UEFA Europa League place. • The English side came from behind to win in Germany on matchday two in what was Hoffenheim's first home group game in the UEFA Champions League. Ishak Belfodil gave the hosts a dream start with a first-minute goal, but Sergio Agüero levelled seven minutes later before David Silva struck an 87th-minute winner. Form guide Manchester City • City opened with an unexpected 2-1 loss at home to Lyon – their third successive European defeat in Manchester, all by a 2-1 scoreline – but bounced back with the win at Hoffenheim. Shakhtar were beaten 3-0 away and 6-0 at home – the Manchester club's biggest win in UEFA club competition – before progress was assured with the draw in Lyon. • City have won only four of their last ten European matches, home and away – losing five. • Josep Guardiola's side finished 19 points clear in the English Premier League last season, picking up a record 100 points – although there was frustration as their European campaign ended against familiar opponents, domestic rivals Liverpool running out 5-1 aggregate winners in the quarter-final. • City won all three home games in last season's group stage. They had won seven of their previous eight home European matches, including four in a row, before losing to Basel in the round of 16 second leg; they then went down to Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Lyon on matchday one. • City's best performance was reaching the 2015/16 semi-finals; this is their eighth consecutive appearance in the group stage and sixth successive qualification for the knockout phase. • The Citizens have won six of their nine home games against German clubs (D2 L1), scoring 11 goals in their last three such matches – all victories. Hoffenheim • After drawing 2-2 at Shakhtar on their group debut and losing 2-1 at home to City, Hoffenheim then drew home (3-3) and away (2-2) against Lyon, scoring a late equaliser in both games. They were undone by an added-time Shakhtar goal on matchday five, however, losing 3-2 to end their hopes of progress. • Third in last season's Bundesliga – their highest ever finish – Hoffenheim made their European bow against eventual runners-up Liverpool in last season's UEFA Champions League play-offs (1-2 home, 2-4 away). That was their first and only experience of English opposition before matchday two. • They went on to pick up five points in the UEFA Europa League group stage, finishing fourth in a section that also included Braga, Ludogorets and İstanbul Başakşehir. • Die Kraichgauer have won only one of their 13 European matches, home and away. Both they and their opponents have scored at least once in all of those games. Having lost the first four, the matchday five loss against Shakhtar was only the third time they have been beaten in the last nine. • Hoffenheim have yet to win away from home in Europe (D3 L3). • Hoffenheim are the 13th German club to feature in the UEFA Champions League – a joint competition record with Spain. They are one of three newcomers to the UEFA Champions League group stage this season, alongside Crvena zvezda and Young Boys. All three will exit the competition after matchday six. • Aged 31 years 58 days, Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in UEFA Champions League history on matchday one, replacing Viktor Goncharenko, who was 31 years 99 days when BATE took on Real Madrid on matchday one in 2008/09.