the Manchester City defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1, This Tuesday in England, and takes slight advantage in the face of the return of the quarterfinals dand the Champions League, next Wednesday in Germany.
The Belgian Khouse by Bruyne (19) advanced to Premier League leader Marc Reus equalized for the Germans just before the end (84), but Phil Foden gave Pep Guardiola’s team the victory on the horn (90).
City, who are still aspiring to four titles this season, soon confirmed their favorite sign of this qualifier against a Dortmund that appeared at the Etihad Stadium without three of its pillars, Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel jadon Sancho and the young pearl Youssoufa Moukouko.
Guardiola, on the other hand, came out with his usual team, albeit without a center forward, with Bernardo Silva as a false 9 and Phil Foden, Riad Mahrez and Kevin de Bruyne as a support trident for the Portuguese.
And in the first English play of danger, City did not forgive. Mahrez stole a ball in midfield and mounted a counter that culminated De Bruyne with a low shot from the front of the small area (19).
The punishment for the Dortmund pudo to have been bigger in the half, as the Romanian referee Ovidiu Alin Hategan pointed out as a penalty an entry of Emre Can on ‘Rodri’, although he retracted his decision after consulting the VAR (29 ).
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The Germans, moreover, barely disturbed the bow of the Brazilian Ederson, who this season had only conceded one goal in all eight games played.
Although it could have been different, as an error by the Brazilian goalkeeper led to a goal by Jude Bellingham which the referee canceled out for lack of the 17-year-old striker (37).
Ederson recovered from this mistake by winning a hand-to-hand to Erling Haaland just starting the second half (48).
City forgave the second on three clear occasions, two from Foden (65 and 77) and one from De Bruyne (76) and they could have paid dearly for it in a match that cheered as the minutes passed.
Marc Reus equalized for the Germans after receiving a great pass from Haaland (84), although the English still had time to take the victory, with Foden’s goal past Ilkay Gundogan (90).
Manchester City lineups: Ederson, Walker, Rúben Dias, Stones, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Joao Cancelo, Foden
Borussia Dortmund lineups: Words, Morey, Dahoud, Haaland, Reus, Guerrero, Hummels, Akanji, Bellingham, Emre Can, Knauff