Manchester City equated to a Champions League record on Tuesday night as the Citizens travelled to a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava.

Pep Guardiola’s side have actually been a routine force in this competitors throughout the last years and the win in Slovakia extended their unbeaten run in the Champions League to 25 video games – the joint-longest streak in the competitors’s history.

The longest unbeaten runs in Champions League history

Barcelona – 16 video games (2011-12)

Pep Guardiola was likewise in charge of the fifth-longest unbeaten run, after leading Barcelona to 16 video games without defeat in the Champions League in between 2011 and 2012.

The Spanish side were crowned European champs throughout the 2010/11 season, producing perhaps the most total last efficiency of perpetuity to beat Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley.

A #UCLfinal masterclass from @FCBarcelona at Wembley on this day in 2011!

Sir Alex Ferguson: “No one has given us a hiding like that.” pic.twitter.com/QxLKFpQgVn

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 28, 2019

After losing their last-16 very first leg at Arsenal, Barcelona reversed the tie to advance and went on to win the Champions League. Their next defeat did not come till the semi-finals of the following season’s competition, as a Didier Drogba objective made Chelsea a 1-0 win over the Catalans at Stamford Bridge.

Bayern Munich – 19 video games (2001-02)

Bayern Munich went 19 video games without losing in the Champions League in the early noughties. A 3-0 defeat at Lyon in March 2001 was an uncommon acne on their 2000/01 project, which saw Ottmar Hitzfeld’s group beat Valencia on charges to win the prize.

The following season, Bayern advanced through both group phases without losing a video game before their run ended in the last 8. Goals from Iván Helguera and Guti condemned the holders to a 2-0 defeat at Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Ajax – 19 video games (1994-96)

Ajax’s 1994/95 season stays among the most renowned in European football history. The Dutch side won an Eredivisie and Champions League double unbeaten, with their only loss in 49 video games throughout all competitors to Feyenoord in the KNVB Cup quarter-finals.

Louis van Gaal’s side beat AC Milan 1-0 in the Champions League last, thanks to a late objective from 18-year-old replacement Patrick Kluivert. Ajax were not beat in Europe till a 1-0 loss to Panathinaikos in their semi-final very first leg in 1995/96. The holders recuperated to win the 2nd leg in Greece and development however lost the decider to Juventus on charges.

Patrick Kluivert the hero in Vienna #OnThisDay in 1995 as Louis van Gaal’s star-studded Ajax side ended up being European champs #UCLfinal | #FlashbackFriday | @AFCAjax https://t.co/goZVgTR8mC pic.twitter.com/VoFKI6Yj2H

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 24, 2019

Manchester City – 25 video games* (2022-24)

Manchester City extended their unbeaten run in the Champions League to 25 video games after alleviating previous minnows Slovan Bratislava today.

The run started in 2022/23 as Pep Guardiola’s group won the Champions League for the very first time. Rodri’s objective made the Citizens a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the last, with the club crowned champs of Europe without losing a video game.

4 – Manchester City have actually now won 13 UEFA Champions League video games by a margin of 4+ objectives under Pep Guardiola, the most by a supervisor with the exact same group in the competitors (surpassing Alex Ferguson’s 12 with Manchester United). Dominance. #UCL pic.twitter.com/3suN9Bw1xW

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 1, 2024

City’s defence of the Champions League ended in last season’s quarter-finals. However, defeat to Real Madrid began charges after both legs of the last-eight tie were drawn.

The Premier League champs have actually extended their unbeaten go to 25 video games this season and can take the record outright if defeat is prevented versus Sparta Prague on October 23rd.

Manchester United – 25 video games (2007-09)

Manchester United share the record with their cross-town neighbours. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side reached successive Champions League finals in 2008 and 2009, beating Chelsea in the previous last on charges in Moscow.

The Red Devils did not lose a video game on path to that accomplishment, a run that consisted of wins over AS Roma and Barcelona in the knockout rounds before besting Chelsea in the very first all-English last.

#OTD in 2008, Manchester United ended up being European champs for the 3rd time

Who was #MUFC hero in Moscow? #UCL | @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/coGVLiECVn

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 21, 2020

The following season, United reached the last once again. Inter Milan, Porto and Arsenal were all gotten rid of, though their unbeaten record concerned an end in the decider. Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi scored the objectives as Barcelona won 2-0 in Rome to finish a treble under Pep Guardiola.

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