Manchester City is billing as favorites – 0: 0 in Eindhoven – kicker

 
 
 
  
  
  
 

Two first legs in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League were outstanding: Dynamo Kiev expected Manchester City – and lost despite a strong increase in output in the second round with 1: 3. The results for the Citizens recorded Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Yaya Touré. In the second and final knockout round first leg, the PSV Eindhoven isolated on home soil with 0: 0 Atletico Madrid. While Manchester City therefore complies with more than one foot in the quarter-finals, the rojiblancos have to tremble a little.

 

 

Citizens set the course

  
 

No question: Even before the kickoff of the first leg in the Champions League knockout round was Manchester City as the towering favorite. Hosts Kiev, whose last competitive game due to the winter break in the Premier League against Macaabi Tel Aviv December 9 (1: 0) had risen, could ultimately really not muster much. Only an uncertainty of keeper Hart to Yarmolenko shot resulted in a hit the bar (4). The Citizens dominated otherwise the whole time by terrifying playfully simple methods: The actors of the English could partially accept the ball without problems in the state, because the Ukrainians the lack of freshness was actually to look at. The result: A corner Yaya Touré nodded the ball to the completely non crowded Sergio Aguero, who took the leather with his chest near the six-yard and einschoss (15). Even before the break, David Silva rose to 2: 0 – again gave the defense of Dynamo only escort

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This was the clearly superior Manchester, which was really not even challenged properly, with more than one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League – but was a 45 minute walk at the Olympic Stadium. In this, however, the Englishman switched at the beginning completely. City wanted apparently forces conserve – and cashed the receipt: Buyalskyi shot from 16 meters to 1: 2 because Otamendi this unhappy abfälschte for the hapless Hart (59th). The audience awoke now, the belief of the players returned.

 

Although long lacked other options and even Manchester out again played some half-chances, the impression did on that against the part a little bit sleepy defense of guests something could go. And indeed Bugalskyi came in 79 minutes at the end, Hart parried strongly. Thereafter, the air was in the Ukrainians out but: City played out the clock and increased thanks to a strong Schlenzers of Yaya Touré still 3: 1. The team of coach Manuel Pellegrini is so with more than one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Eindhoven holds harmless -. Also outnumbered

  
 

In the second leg of the evening, the eighth and last leg of the first knockout round as a whole to Eindhoven and Atletico faced. In one half passed a total of not too many highlights: Although PSV dominated in terms of possession and game design, but considerably more dangerous appeared the favorite Rojiblancos at quickly recited the counterattack. Vietto failed to rescue at the line of ex-Hamburger Bruma (4), while Griezmann despaired a brilliant save by goalkeeper Zoet (30). Before goal keeper Oblak meanwhile flared once danger when several shots were successively blocked (32.).

  
 

In the second round there was evidence of something else, but ultimately similar picture: Although increased the Spaniards increased the pressure, but more than a few half-chances as the Joker Fernando Torres (79th) did not jump out of it. Mind you the Colchoneros were at that time even in majority because Pereiro had seen second booking for a blow to the challenge after a bit exaggerated Godin – a hard decision (68). Ultimately knew the Merengues but what to do more with the minute-long outnumbered – remains 0: 0th Always a dangerous result -. Eindhoven is a chance at the Estadio Vicente Calderon certainly smell

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