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Manchester City deservedly beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 as guests in the first round of 16 in the Champions League, which took place at the Pushkash Arena.
The leaders of the English Premier League dominated from the start, but retired at half-time with just a goal lead, by Bernardo Silva with a header.
In the middle of the second half, the Portuguese registered an assist, and Gabriel Jesús did the easy thing and scored on empty goal. Towards the end, Gladbach was cut by referee Arthur Dias because he had well-founded penalty claims, but the situation was not even considered by the VAR.
The rematch is at the Etihad Stadium on March 16.
Phil Foden made the first accurate shot, but German goalkeeper Jan Sommer was careful and caught. The pressure from the “sky blues” was very strong and the game was played in the face of Borussia’s penalty, but the symbolic hosts managed to face joint efforts.
Marco Rose’s alumni had only one significant attack in the first half of the first half, but could be satisfied with a zero draw in view of Manchester’s total dominance. Rahim Sterling had a penalty claim, but replays showed a clear play by Rami Bensebayni in the risky division.
Shortly before the end of the half hour of play, the logical thing happened and the team led by Pep Guardiola opened the scoring. Joao Cancello crossed behind Gladbach’s defense and Bernardo Silva scored in an unusual way with a header.
Borussia remained harmless until the end of the first half and did not show that they deserved their place in the elimination phase of the most prestigious European club tournament. However, the dominant City failed to double down and retired at halftime with just one goal clear.
Nine minutes after the resumption of the game, the English team had a great opportunity, but Gabriel Jesús stopped and his shot was blocked at the last possible moment.
The “foals” gradually woke up and leveled the game, looking forward more and more frequently. After an hour of play, Alasan Playa finished off in an extremely attractive way with a five on his back, but the ball went through the left post.
Midway through the second half, Manchester City struck their second strong blow. This time Bernardo Silva assumed the role of passer, and Gabriel Jesús only had to find the empty door closely.
Gladbach had a well-founded claim for a penalty late in the game, when Cancello blocked the path of Jonas Hoffman, who invaded the penalty area, but the referee did not blow the whistle. In the final seconds, subsidiary Hannes Wolf had a golden opportunity, but his shot was stopped by Ederson.
Borussia Monchengladbach – Manchester City 0: 2
0: 1 Bernardo Silva – 29 ‘
0: 2 Gabriel Jesus – 65 ‘
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