Manchester City postponed the champions channel channel champions of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory opposed to the Brugge club.
Even if they had to win to progress, family disorders were visual within the first forty -five minutes, an era in which City made 399 a success but did not register a single shot in the target. Brugge, on the other hand, seemed tirelessly harmful to rest and took the lead through Raphael Onyedika in the half time.
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City significantly more full of life after a 15 -minute probably animated report and a purpose of Mateo Kovacic, then a purpose of Joel Ordonez, later followed through an attack through a replacement of Savinho, remodel the game, and The cross -like organ organizational phase – around.
Sam Lee and Thom Harris analyze the key moments of the game.
Before this game, Guardiola refused to give his opinion on the concept that City did not defeat Brugge, it is still positive and insisting that his team would do the job. And the good!
Undoubtedly, it will be in the same humor after having noticed that your team made the Etihad agreement, especially after coming from doing so, however, the fact that they will now face a elimination of two defects opposed to Bayern Munich or genuine or genuine Madrid doing the last 16 does not seem to be an adequate reward. The first step is only in two weeks, the passage of the moment (outside) is a week later.
The city `turn-the-corner-toter ” is for the moment, so it is difficult to say with precision how intelligent they will be or bad from one adjustment to another, since they crawled in part time and observed an elimination of The harmful phase of the league, and with the positive perspectives of Guardiola, possibly would not be the time to rain in the parade.
But it is fair to say that city disorders in recent months will probably download one or two investigations through one or another of the European giants. Bayern’s fragility would be a desirable draw.
Sam Lee
Much of the improvement of the city at the time occurred when they cut a channel in the right aspect of Brugge. The appearance of nineteen, Joaquín Seys, only began his 26th team of the first team, and none of the city’s objectives was not his fault, he had problems with the most direct attacker duo of Savinho and Josko Gvardiol than the Game carried the game.
Phil Foden began in this aspect for the hosts, a position that recently said he had fought with England in the euros, and had made his guy with Brugge bent in the aspects. Savinho, a herbal in this aspect, after having accumulated nine assists to the left for Girona last season, seemed immediately more unbridled during the execution of SEYS, the area opened through a more unpredictable front through gvardiol behind his.
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Thom Harris
It is tempting to say that Mateo Kovacic is a curious player after seeing in some other Saw functionality, but in reality, he is simply not the midfielder who wants the city in the absence of Rodri.
This is not news for those who analyzed many cities this season, however, it is another good example of how Kovacic’s talents can make it applause in a single end and disembark it into difficulty another.
In the first part, he advanced and chose Ilkay Gundagan, but in the same act of this behavior, he left him a massive area, which Brugge exploded at the break to download his initial goal. Shortly after the part, Kovacic did precisely the same, but this time he had a blow that discovered the corner decrease, which was fortunate because there was a rather giant area of him, Backarray
The 30 years -dold is an intelligent player, however, the role of midfielder only does not adapt to him in the city, because his herbal instincts, and the things in which he is very intelligent, takes him away from the spaces he wishes to protect . He did not help this season, or at night, as they age around him, however, he played his role in this chaotic night.
Sam Lee
Many will have the wonder that temporarily became a Stody attack game opposite to the defense, but after the emotion of the end, return to the city of Old Hard and Defensive Fragile.
Guardiola replaced things predictably after this breath breath on weekends, opting for more in construction. Gvardiol and Matheus Nunes were carried out from their rear roles, located in all aspects of Manuel Akanji with the city in possession, while John Stones jumped in the center of the field next to Kovacic. Bernardo Silva and Foden were the broad and safe players in the ball and more that fall in the center of the field to direct things when things have become complicated in the middle. It was only when Gvardiol had more freedom to attack the left, even if they were still vulnerable to rest, this city could progress in the period of moment.
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The problem, as has been the case this season, is that Brugge was in a position to protect himself compactly to reject the city from any space, falling into its 6-4 penalty zone, blocking the passes in the center of the countryside and covering the width of the earth. There have been scenes that remind this 2-2 draw with the previous arsenal in the season, the central protectors progress and seem better.
City looked without concepts, its most productive possibilities to arrive after cutting the ball in the most sensible, not having a shot in the objective in the first half. They were also fragile at the counter, the defensive line too much height when they lost the ball at the edge of the box. The visitor’s goal, with a displaced pass and an air of a grandfather outside the doors of the position, was a show too familiar; Only 14 seconds between the intervention of Brandon Mechele and the onyediedika strike.
It is difficult to inject dynamism, rhythm and attack unpredictability in such a tight game in space, but the more the city tries with a more “controlled” of Guardiola, the softer they seem to be that their parties at war take Tomas Tomas. The contrast to the power and emergency of a giant component of the moment component were austere.
Thom Harris
“Or not because the team possibly realized:” My God! If you are not yet aware from the beginning, we can pass out! “
Guardiola would not be attracted to who would be a more complicated opponent in the Playoffs circular. “Real Madrid or Bayern Munich; one is the king of the festival, the other is the moment or third king of the festivalary.
Sunday, February 2: Arsenal (Far), Premier League, 4:30 p. m. GMT, 11:30 am