• Manchester City – Barcelona: 1-2
(Dagbladet): Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany recently told the Daily Mail that it can be tougher to meet Stoke than Barcelona.
– Barcelona ability is not to harm you throughout the game. You can have tougher battles when you go to Stoke. It’s about that Barcelona can decide a match on a second, said the Belgian.
He got right in the past.
Suarez double
As an irony of fate, it was a clumsy involvement from just Kompany that would lead to Barcelona’s opener.
Lionel Messi tried to reach Luis Suárez with a cross from the left side. The post was weak but Kompany failed to clear. The ball landed finally in Suárez, who easily roll into 1-0 from close range.
But Uruguayan had not yet had enough, and there he was somewhat lucky before the first goal was the second goal of the beautiful battle.
Jordi Alba had gushed through the left side, received the ball on the left wing and sent a lovely pass along the ground towards Suárez. Uruguayan knocking the ball right goal post.
With the score 0-2 to break at Etihad, waited another thundering voice from Manuel Pellegrini City wardrobe.
City reducer
The seemed to have worked, for there was another City team that entered the pitch in the second half of the match.
Just a few minutes UTI half had City acquired two corners and one of them got Edin Dzeko go up completely utterly alone from 10 meters.
Unfortunately he was not aware of how alone he was, and Bosnian gets harmless mid Ter Stegen.
His tip colleague was however more toxic when he got the chance.
Sergio Agüero received the ball after a nice heel strikes from David Silva and Argentine made no mistake as he knocked the ball Ter Stegen high above and into the net.
Clumsy expulsion
Unfortunately for Manchester City would be short-lived pleasure. Just a few minutes after Aguero reducer received left-Gael Clichy his second yellow for a foul on Dani Alves.
Thus, it was difficult for Manchester City, who were forced to take measures to prevent new Barca goal.
David Silva was replaced and Bacary Sagna came in. Meanwhile, Alves also replaced Barcelona after being damaged by Clichy.
Drama overtime
Over two minutes of overtime given Barcelona the ability to puncture the settlement once and for all.
Lionel Messi, the issue down by Pablo Zabaleta inside the citys Penalty area, and referee Felix Brych blew for a penalty.
Some believe it is being field should not take the penalty himself and Suárez got scored his first hat-trick in Barcelona shirt.
Instead ended with Lionel Messi took the punishment, and Joe Hart denied him with a formidable rescue. The rebound has Argentine outside.
Thus, it is still an ever so little hope of advancement in City camp. When everything seems to be lost, they got instead a fierce boost ahead rematch at the Nou Camp.
2-1 victory however was well deserved for the Catalan guests.
teams from start:
Manchester City (4-4-2): Joe Hart – Pablo Zabaleta Vincent Kompany, Martín Demichelis, Gaël Clichy – Samir Nasri, Fernando, James Milner, David Silva – Sergio Agüero, Edin Dzeko
Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc ter Stegen – Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jodri Alba – Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta – Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez Neymar
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