Big step to the quarter: City defeated Gladbach 0: 2

Champions League 20-21

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Outstanding Actor

Bernardo Silva, Score: 8
Beyond the excellent goal and cooking for Jesus, the Portuguese scorched the lawn, did not stop running and pressing the opponent’s players, his excellent performance

The disappointing actor

Allen Play, Score: 3
The French striker was very weak and anemic, not endangering Ederson’s goal at all except for an invented heel kick. Did not appear for the game and made very little trouble to defend the contents

Manchester City continued their wonderful form in the European arena as well, when tonight (Wednesday) they hosted Budapest for the first match in the last 16 of the Champions League against Borussia Mönchengladbach who had to host outside Germany, winning 0: 2 and achieving an important advance with two away goals ahead. The Blues showed superiority in all stages of the game and recorded another game without absorption. This is Pep Guardiola’s 19th straight win in all competitions!

City clearly dominated throughout the first half, performing a perfect pressure game on Gladbach who every time she tried to move a ball in her own court area, was pressed hard and had to keep balls away time and time again. The Blues encountered a tough German defense, and did not get into many situations, but managed to score once in the first 45 minutes.

Manchester City players celebrate (Reuters)

Joao Cansello, City’s best man at the half, in the 29th minute picked up a perfect ball from the left wing to the center of the extension, which was reached by Bernardo Silva who hit excellently into the far corner. City got into a number of other situations but were not accurate enough against Jan Sommer. In the second half Gabriel Jesus recorded a huge miss in front of the Swiss goalkeeper, but a few minutes later he managed to double the advantage and calm Pep down.

Cansello, similar to the first goal, picked up a ball from the left that reached Silva, this time the Portuguese lowered the ball in his head to the center of the extension, to which the Brazilian arrived who quickly pushed the ball in and sealed the result of the game. In the 80th minute Sergio Aguero came on to play after being absent for exactly one month and three weeks, in the midst of a very difficult and injury-plagued period in the Argentine’s career, who puts on a smile every time he goes up to the pitch.

Half a second

’90 +4
The referee whistled for the end, 0: 2 to City over Gladbach

’87
Fourth substitute in the ranks of Mönchengladbach: Jonas Hoffman came in, Hans Wolf came in

’80
Manchester City’s third replacement: After exactly one month and three weeks, Sergio Aguero returned to the pitch and replaced Gabriel Jesus

’80
Second replacement for Manchester City: Fran Torres replaces Phil Foden

’74
Third replacement in the Mönchengladbach ranks: Lars Stindel came out, Brill Ambolo came in

‘sixty nine
First replacement in Manchester City: Riyad Mahraz replaces Raheem Sterling

Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva Celebrate (Reuters)

’65
Gate! Manchester City went up to 0: 2: After a huge miss, Jesus finally conquers. Cansello again picked up a huge ball into the box, which was reached by Bernardo who lowered his head to the center of the box, straight to the Brazilian who was nimble and pushed the ball inside

’63
Second replacement in the ranks of Mönchengladbach: Marcus Toram enters in place of Alsen Fala

’63
First replacement in Mönchengladbach: Stefan Leiner replaces Valentino Lazaro

Ilkai Gonduan vs. Dennis Zakaria (Reuters)

’63
Dennis Zakaria picked up a beautiful ball into the box, wonder barely arrived but managed to threaten with the heel, the ball missed the frame

’54
What a miss for Gabriel Jesus! The Brazilian snatched a ball and entered the field from the right, and instead of galloping in the direction of Jan Sommer, he progressed slowly and looked for his teammates, and until he decided to kick Albadi managed to intervene and block the kick. A huge miss by the striker

first half

Stephen Leiner vs. Joao Canselo (Reuters)

’40
Cansello infiltrated the center with the ball, advanced to the field, shook off Newhouse perfectly but kicked badly over the frame

’29
Gate! Manchester City went up to 0: 1: a wonderful goal by the Blues. Joao Cansello picked up a perfect simple ball from the left wing to the center of the extension, which was reached by Bernardo Silva who hit exactly to the far corner