He has been scrapped and reviled, but tonight could Nasri finally smile again – Dagbladet.no

• Roma – Manchester City 0-2

(Dagbladet): Before fate fight against Roma lacked Manchester City their top four players. Then stood denigrated Samir Nasri ahead and colored the Italian sky blue.

– Rome is a difficult place to come, but Samir made it worth the trip for the fans. People dismissed us without key players ours, but we stood together. We thought of this, says the happy Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.

He stood a solid beat in the Italian capital, but it was a controversial French man who stood for the two greatest achievements in the absence Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero.

First beaten Samir Nasri 1-0 after over an hour, so catered ball virtuoso up with a lovely pass to Pablo Zabaleta when Argentine fortified Manchester City’s position among the 16 teams in the Champions League playoffs .

– Absolutely incredible

Nasris achievement comes after a summer where he was the wreck of the French World Cup squad because of his controversial behavior. In the fall, he has also been plagued with an injury, which made it extra delicious shine fully again tonight.

– It was important for me to score. After my surgery, it took me a while to get back at the top level, but where I am now. It was important to show that we’re a team and we did it. At 1-0 also had Joe Hart an incredible rescue. I think team effort was absolutely incredible, says Nasri.

The result means that Manuel Pellegrini’s men are through to the playoffs in the Champions League, something that looked like a distant dream for just two weeks ago.

Small margins

Then lay Manchester City 2-1 at home by Bayern Munich with just five minutes left to play, but got a decent starting point before tonight’s match after Agüero completed his own hat-trick and team incredible turnaround to end it.

The English lost however never the belief that they could go on.

– You do not win two Premier League titles in three years without further ado. We have determination, character and a bunch of fantastic players. When you add it together, so you always have a chance, says last stronghold Hart.

At the blue progress with a cry of distress, it is no doubt. Manchester City has only been among the top two teams in the group sometime this fall. It is after the evening victory in the very last game.

On Monday pulled eight-final. The question many are asking right now, is who of the City and the other gruppetoerne that draws the Spanish guns Barcelona and Real Madrid.

• These 16 teams are ahead of the Champions League:

Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Real Madrid, Basel, Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Manchester City Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Schalke 04, Porto and Sjakthar Donetsk.