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Last Updated 1st September 2024 at 02: 20 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions The only previous European encounter between Manchester City and Internazionale was in the 2023 UEFA Champions League final, won 1-0 by City thanks to a Rodri goal. Internazionale have won away at four different English teams in the UEFA Champions League (Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool) and could become the fourth team to win at 5+ English teams, after Barcelona (7), Real Madrid (5) and Bayern Munich (5). Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 23 games in the UEFA Champions League (W16 D7). If they avoid defeat in their first two games of 2024-25, they will equal the longest unbeaten streak by a team in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history (25 games by Manchester United, September 2007-May 2009). Internazionale have only lost three of their last 20 UEFA Champions League matches (W11 D6). They’ve only started one of their last nine campaigns with a win, however, beating Spurs 2-1 in 2018-19 (D5 L3). Among managers to oversee 50+ games in the UEFA Champions League, Pep Guardiola has the highest win percentage in the competition (63. 7% - 109 wins in 171 games). Manchester City had the best pass completion rate under high-intensity pressure of any side in the UEFA Champions League last season (89. 9%). In fact, their accuracy under high-intensity pressure was better than 30 of the other 31 sides last term for their overall pass completion rate (Real Madrid the exception – 90. 2%). Among players to make 50+ appearances in the UEFA Champions League, only Neymar (0. 37) has a better assists per game ratio than Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (0. 35 – 25 in 72 games). Lautaro Martínez has scored in each of the last five UEFA Champions League seasons, with Julio Cruz to only player to score in six consecutive editions of the UEFA Champions League/European Cup for Internazionale (2003-04 to 2008-09). Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has scored 41 goals in 39 appearances in the UEFA Champions League to date. Among players with at least five games in the competition, he is the only one who has been able to maintain an average of a goal per game (1. 05). Internazionale’s Yann Sommer had the highest save percentage of any goalkeeper in the UEFA Champions League in 2023-24 (86% - min. two apps), with the Swiss stopper saving 25 of the 29 shots on target he faced last term. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.