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Manchester City host Marseille in their final Champions League group stage game after clinching first place in Group C, but will give Pep Guardiola the opportunity to take a closer look at depth options for his team.
City managed a comfortable win over Fulham last time out, putting them back in the Premier League title box, while Guardiola has maintained that it will be the priority for now given the luxury of racking up enough points in Europe already. – Follow all Etihad live action including updates, analysis and reaction – also follows the conclusion of LiverpoolDenmark’s match against Midtjylland:
Man City 1 – 0 Marseille
66 minutes: What a hit from Kyle Walker. He smokes one from the edge of the box towards the nearest pole and forces Mandanda to do a swoop stop. The rebound almost fell to Torres but he took it to a corner.
Riyad Mahrez is the man replaced when Sergio Agüero returns to Man City!
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:27
Man City 1 – 0 Marseille
63 minutes: Sergio Agüero is vigorously warming up on the sidelines for Manchester City. He is surely close to making an appearance.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:25
Man City 1 – 0 Marseille
60 minutes: Phil Foden runs into the area and meets a dropped ball, but puts his lateral effort outside the goal. He gets a second try when the City attacks again a few moments later and this time forces Mandanda into a low parry.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:24
Man City 1 – 0 Marseille
57 minutes: Sakai receives a good long ball that runs into the area. He has to hold the ball high and wait for the support that comes in the form of Germain but it takes so long that Stones has positioned himself well in the center of the area and intercepts the pass when it arrives.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:19
Man City 1 – 0 Marseille
54 minutes: Marseille needs to find a way back to this match. As it is, they are heading out of the Europa League venues.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:18
Man City 1-0 Marseille – Torres
48 minutes: GOAL! Stones passes the ball to Bernardo, who shoots it at Mahrez down the right wing. He cuts into the area and makes a perfectly weighted pass to the near post for Torres. Break the lines and hit Mandanda in the goal.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:09
Man City 0-0 Marseille
Second half: Raheem Sterling replaces Manchester City with Ilkay Gundogan. City fix it with Mahrez on the right, cuts it off to Fernandinho, who sends a cross to the back post, but Sterling is offside, so he lets the ball run.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 21:08
Earlier in the Champions League tonight, Mo Salah made history when Liverpool drew with Midtjylland:
Michael Jones9 December 2020 20:58
Since Pep Guardiola took over at Manchester City, a third of their Champions League defeats have been by French teams, three out of nine.
City have only conceded one goal in the Champions League this season. The last team to concede so few goals at the end of the group stage was Barcelona in 2017/18 (one), while the last English team was Manchester United in 2010/11 (also one).
Michael Jones9 December 2020 20:52
Man City 0-0 Marseille
45 + 2 minutes: Half time. Man City dominated possession in the first 45 minutes, but Marseille hit them with a good spell just before the end of the half. Regardless, both sides enter the break on equal terms.
Michael Jones9 December 2020 20:47