Man City beat Copenhagen 3- 1 | Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3- 1 palm over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday in their round of alternate leg, a 10th successive palm in the competition that wrapped up a 6- 2 aggregate triumph.
City, who started the game with a two-thing bumper, took care of business beforehand with first-half pretensions by Manuel Akanji, Julián Álvarez, and Erling Haaland.
With a trip to Liverpool in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash to come on Sunday, director Pep Guardiola had the luxury of resting crucial players including Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden, making seven changes to his side that beat Manchester United 3- 1 in the last Sunday’s league derby.
” moment, I need energy, fresh legs,” Guardiola said.” I know how tired, exhausted some of my players were moment. We play on Sunday. So I need fresh legs.”
City is a point behind Liverpool and a point ahead of Arsenal after 27 league games in a tight title race. They’re also in the thick of the FA Cup, with a quarter-final against Newcastle United on March 16.
” To be part of the titles, we need everyone,” Guardiola said.” For one further time we’re in the stylish eight brigades in Europe. Incredibly happy we’re still in all competitions.”
Haaland got on the scoresheet in Manchester City’s 3- 1 palm over Copenhagen.
Akanji scored with City’s first chance, volleying in Alvarez’s corner in the fifth nanosecond.
” I saw the ball coming. It was perfect for my bottom,” Akanji told TNT.” I was really happy about it. It was our end to score beforehand. The first two pretensions in the first half made it easier for us. We tried to do our stylish and did what we had to do.”
Álvarez scored his own four twinkles latterly, thanks to calamitous goalkeeping by Kamil Grabara, who let the City forward’s shot slip through his hands seconds after Rodri resounded trouble off the bar.
Former Southampton player Mohamed Elyounoussi pulled one reverse for the Danish Champions in the 29th nanosecond but City’s thing-scoring machine Haaland slotted home a low, hard shot through two protectors seconds before halftime, his 29th thing of the season across all competitions.
Rico Lewis had a late chance for a fourth megacity thing but his shot hit the bar.
City joined Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain in the diggings, with the final four brigades to be determined this coming week.
” We’re a platoon that believes we can do it,” Guardiola said.” hear, we are contending with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. We do not know who we’re going to face. It’s a question of delay and see. The important thing is seven times in a row we’re then.”
City will find out their quarterfinal opponents in the draw on March 15.
” We feel good right now,” Akanji said.” We are confident going into the coming round. We’re one of the favourites but have to prove it.”
Haaland was taken off late in the game, belting 18- 18-time-old cover Jacob Wright, who made his Champions League debut, in a clinch as he left the pitch.
Copenhagen master Jacob Neestrup believes City can retain their Champions League title.
” They are going to win it, they are,” he said.” This is just a position up– in everything.
” We’ve played( City) two seasons in a row and Man City are getting better. They’re top players, the structure they’ve is amazing. It isn’t just the specialized and politic. They work hard.”
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