Man City vs. Borussia Dortmund: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund were separated by only goal difference ahead of their Wednesday meeting in the Champions League, but the Citizens demonstrated their superiority with a stunning 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.

Phil Foden rather fittingly scored two rockets on Bonfire Night, alongside goals from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki, with Waldemar Anton scoring what turned out to be just a consolation for the travelling outfit.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 7

Manchester City wins: 4

Draws: 2

Borussia Dortmund wins: 1

Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund never crossed paths competitively before the Sky Blues were crowned Premier League champions in 2012, after which they met their German counterparts for the first time in the 2012-13 Champions League.

The two sides have exclusively locked horns in Europe's elite tournament, and City hold the bragging rights with four victories compared to just one for BVB, and another two contests have ended in a share of the spoils.

The inaugural City vs. Dortmund battle took place at the Etihad in October 2012, where Marco Reus had seemingly done enough to propel the German side to victory, but Mario Balotelli's 90th-minute penalty stole a point for the Citizens.

However, there would be no late reprieve for Roberto Mancini's side at the Signal Iduna Park a couple of months later, as Julian Schieber scored the only goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 1-0 home victory for the Bundesliga outfit.

Dortmund have since failed to get the better of Pep Guardiola's men in five attempts, though, firstly falling to a pair of 2-1 losses during the quarter-finals of the 2020-21 Champions League.

Kevin De Bruyne and Foden - the latter again scoring in the 90th minute - cancelled out a Reus strike in the home leg, before Riyad Mahrez and Foden ensured that Jude Bellingham's opener would be in vain in the return fixture.

Erling Haaland was powerless in both matches, but the Norway international showed his former side exactly what they were missing in September 2022, scoring the winning goal in another 2-1 group-stage victory for Man City.

Guardiola's side could not make it four wins on the spin against Dortmund a month later, though, being held to a goalless draw in Germany thanks to Gregor Kobel's penalty save from Mahrez.

However, the Citizens got back to winning ways over Borussia Dortmund in their next meeting three years later, with Foden, Haaland and Cherki all scoring in a 4-1 victory for Guardiola's men.