So with that 2-1 win, City will progress through to the knock-out stages as group winners. PSG needn’t worry too much though, as Leipzig’s emphatic 5-0 win over Club Brugge in Belgium means that neither the Parisians nor Mancunians can be caught in Group A, and their passage to the next stage of this Champions League is signed, sealed, and delivered with a game to spare.
Although he didn’t score or assist in the match, Riyad Mahrez did pick up a secondary assist, for Jesus’ winner, and that accompanies five shots, of which three were on target, three key passes, four good crosses, four fouls won, and surprisingly, a team-high five tackles won! An all action performance from the Algerian, to say the least.
What. A. Game. That was a European tie for the ages as the football on show was so entertaining that the game could be studied by future footballing generations.
The result, though, is what Manchester City will care about and that 2-1 victory seals their place as group winners! It was a largely dominant performance from Pep Guardiola’s side who, despite going a goal down, recovered through two goals from Sterling and Jesus to cap a fantastic match!
