(Dan Tri) – Although they could not win at home against Shakhtar, a point from a 1-1 draw was enough to help Man City definitely advance to the 1/8 round of the Champions League one time early.
The situation in Group C after four matches is very favorable for Man City, the Manchester team is five points ahead of second place team Shakhtar, and also five points ahead of third place team Dinamo Zagreb.
However, Man City fans still hope for a victory because their team has many advantages, and their opponents have often lost heavily to Man City in recent confrontations.
Man City players celebrate Shakhatar’s goal
However, Man City did not play well at home.
A somewhat disappointing draw for Man City, they controlled the ball 59% of the time, had 16 shots, and 7 times the ball hit the opponent’s goal.
Man City with 11 points is definitely at the top of the table regardless of the final match.
Shakhtar hasn’t run out of chances to win tickets to the next round
Man City still fielded the strongest squad at the present time when facing Shakhtar at home.
Entering the second half, although Man City still maintained the same ball control rate as in the first half, Man City’s ability to approach the goal was much better than in the first half.
The fragile one-goal gap was closed in the 69th minute, when Shakhtar performed a basic attack on the right wing.
Gundogan opened the score in the match…
…Solomon equalized for Shakhtar
Squad
Man City (4-3-3): Ederson 5.5;
Shakhtar (4-2-3-1): Pyatov 7;
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