English record champions visit the Kraichgau

Did you know that…

…Manchester City picked up more points than any other team in the history of the Premier League last season?

Pep Guardiola's title-winners were a cut above the rest last season. The "Citizens" set two new Premier League records, amassing 100 points and scoring 106 goals during the course of the campaign − more than any other team in the history of the division.

…City are top of the pile again this term?

The current campaign is also going well so far for Ilkay Gündogan and his team-mates. Manchester City are top of the Premier League table with six victories and one draw after seven rounds of matches.

…TSG have scored at least one goal in each of their last 24 competitive home games?

Goals are guaranteed at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena. The last time that TSG failed to find the net at home in a competitive game was against FC Augsburg on Matchday 34 of the 2016/17 season. Since then, Julian Nagelsmann's team has scored at least one goal in each of their 24 home games.

…Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest coach in the history of the UEFA Champions League?

At the age of 31 years and 58 days, Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest coach ever to oversee a UEFA Champions League match when Hoffenheim travelled to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 1.

…Manchester City are in the group stages for the eighth successive season?

Since the 2011/12 season, Manchester City have qualified for every UEFA Champions League campaign. Their best performance to date came in 2015/16, when they reached the semi-finals.  

…City have only won one of their last six Champions League games?

Manchester City might have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, but the English side have only won one of their last six matches at European level.

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