Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, joking about his 100th Champions League match as the manager of Manchester City, said: «I realize I'm getting older». City is set to host Bayer Leverkusen today in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, seeking their fourth win and a place in the top eight that qualify directly for the round of 16 (currently, the team is in fourth place). The 54-year-old manager, who has been in charge of City since 2016 and won the Champions League with the club in 2023, celebrated his 1000th game as a coach in all competitions at the beginning of this month: «Every weekend there's a new event to celebrate (in my career)».
