On a night marked by sweeping rotations, costly errors and a dazzling moment of brilliance from 18-year-old Estevo, both Manchester City and Barcelona suffered damaging defeats in the Champions League on Tuesday, throwing the league-phase standings wide open.
Pep Guardiola, taking charge of his 100th Champions League match as Manchester City coach, watched his heavily rotated side struggle in a 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Barcelona fared even worse at Stamford Bridge, collapsing to a 3-0 loss against Chelsea after an own goal and a red card compounded a miserable outing.
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