Savinho adds third goal as hosts lead in Champions League decider - Pep Guardiola’s side know that they must win tonight to stay in the competition
Here’s how to watch the Champions League match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that journalists will have had their headlines ready following a fire outside the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.The Premier League champions
Manchester City flirted with a disastrous exit from the Champions League before rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game.
Manchester City squeezed through to the Champions League play-off round with a 3-1 comeback win against Club Brugge.
With their Champions League berth on the line, Manchester City must take on Club Brugge without Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.
This means that Pep Guardiola ’s side must win this evening as they face a Club Brugge side who are in 20th ahead of kick-off. The Belgian side are not guaranteed a place in the play-offs either at present, meaning that both sides need a result in order to be in the draw for the play-offs at the end of month.
There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.
As Manchester City seek to get back to their best we can see a conflict between what Pep Guardiola wants his side to be and what they are.
Atalanta slipped to ninth in the 36-team league, missing out on the top eight by just one point meaning that they will face either Club Brugge or Sporting in the play-off round
Arsenal are set for a huge financial boost after sealing their place in the top eight of the Champions League. The Gunners finished third after beating Girona 2-1 to join Liverpool in the last 16