Citizens added nine points, one more than PSG, which ranks second.
The Manchester CityAfter his recent poor results in England, he was able to regain his smile thanks to a victory in the Champions League against Bruges (4-1), this Wednesday in the 4th round of group A, where the team of Josep Guardiola becomes leader.
Phil Foden (minute 15) scored the first goal of the game, pushing at pleasure after a low pass from Joao Cancelo. The Belgian team equalized shortly after, at 17, with a goal against John Stones.
The ‘Citizens’ took the lead again in the 54th minute with a goal from Algerian Riyad Mahrez, headed in after a new assist from Cancelo.
In 72, Raheem Sterling reassured his team, after a pass from Ilkay Gündogan, and the fourth and final was achieved by Brazilian Gabriel Jesús in 90 + 2, with a new decisive pass from Cancelo.
In group A, Manchester City move up to first place, now with 9 points. They now have one point more than Paris Saint-Germain (8 points), which drew 2-2 on their trip to the field of RB Leipzig, bottom with one point and no longer options to qualify for the second round. Brujas is third, with 4 points.
The City, current runners-up in the competition, have won three of their four games in this Champions League. All except for the second matchday, in which they lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital.
On matchday five, on November 24, City host PSG at the Etihad Stadium, in a key match for the group leadership.
For the moment, Wednesday’s victory calms the spirits at Manchester City, just before Saturday’s important visit to Manchester United in their hometown derby.
Last week, Manchester City had experienced two disappointments. First they were eliminated by West Ham in the penalty shootout of the round of 16 of the English League Cup, a tournament where Guardiola’s team had been champions in the last four seasons, and then lost 2-0 at home in Premier League against Crystal Palace.
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