The moments you might have missed as Manchester City took on Club Brugge in their win-or-bust Champions League fixture.
Manchester City are just about the team for the big occasion but will not be feared by anyone in the play-off after another limp performance
Manchester City take on Club Brugge tonight in their final UEFA Champions League league phase fixture. The equation is simple for Pep Guardiola’s side. Win and they progress to the next stage of
Manchester City beat Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad last night to progress to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. As all games are, last night’s match was a tale of two halves for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Manchester City were on the brink of a European exit as Club Brugge stunned the Etihad in silence on the stroke of half-time leaving City staring into the abyss
Manchester City know only a win will do when they host Club Brugge in their final league-phase game. They have not missed out on the Champions League knockout stages since 2012/13.
Savinho 77′)Club Brugge 1 (Onyedika 45′)Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City came from 1-nil down to beat Club Brugge
Manchester City know only a win will do when they host Club Brugge in their final league-phase game. They have not missed out on the Champions League knockout stages since 2012/13.
As Manchester City seek to get back to their best we can see a conflict between what Pep Guardiola wants his side to be and what they are.
Things don’t get any easier for City, who will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the play offs to decide who makes the Round of 16. The other of those two sides will face Celtic. Here are three things we learned as City qualified for the next phase: A fit Stones makes a huge difference City’s man of the match against the Belgian champions isn’t often fit,
Crisis averted then for Manchester City. Or perhaps that should read crisis postponed? The champions of England escaped the league phase and through a certain prism, there is a case to be made that Pep Guardiola's side are well into the post-nadir period of their season.