Billy HeyenTue, November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM UTC·1 min readWhy Erling Haaland isn't playing today for Manchester City; is he injured? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Manchester City enters Tuesday evening's Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen as heavy favorites.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey don't have everything going in their favor, though, as far as Erling Haaland is concerned.
When the match kicks off, Haaland won't be on the pitch.
Why isn't Erling Haaland playing tonight?
Haaland wasn't chosen to start against Leverkusen.
Omar Marmoush will start in his place up top.
The good news is that Haaland is on the substitutes list. City has him available if needed.
Is Erling Haaland injured?
No, there's no report that Haaland is injured.
The fact that he is available as a sub on Tuesday suggests this is just a case of limiting his minutes just a little bit during a busy season for City and Haaland.
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