Manchester City snuck their way into the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds on Wednesday, avoiding elimination on a dramatic final day of the competition's first-ever league phase. Pep Guardiola's side entered halftime with a 1-0 deficit to Club Brugge but three goals after halftime ensured they would clinch a spot in the top 24 and participate in the knockout round playoffs with a 3-1 win.
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain each faces a shocking early exit from the Champions League for the first time in more than a decade.
Manchester City have bene embroiled in a dramatic u-turn involving one of their star first-team players and interest from Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen.Events seem to have unfolded over a period
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso says Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is set to stay at the club following reports of a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia.
Young England striker wants more playing time ahead of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship and is keen for switch to the Bundesliga
Manchester City avoided a catastrophic early exit from the Champions League and defeated Club Brugge to advance to the playoff round of the competition.
Fans have been left divided after a Manchester City star decided against giving away his shirt following the 3-1 Champions League win over Club Brugge.
Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.
Pep Guardiola is set to make a bold call on Rodri for the Champions League, despite his knee injury. Could the midfielder return in time to rescue City’s season.
The Bundesliga champions spent much of the contest camped inside their opponents' half but were unable to add to their advantage before the interval
Just 17, Mukasa is being viewed by Bayer as a potential replacement for Germany star Florian Wirtz. This season, the teenage winger scored eleven goals in 21 games and provided 17 assists at underage level. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting Bayer and Ajax are scouting Mukasa this season.
Boniface returned from injury last Saturday but was on the bench for Leverkusen's 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig, and was not named in the squad for Alonso's side's routine victory over lowly Sparta