On December 14, Beijing time, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester City defeated Red Star Belgrade 3-2. Hamilton, who made his Champions League debut in the first half, opened the scoring to break the deadlock, Bob scored in the second half to widen the difference, Manchester City once led 2-0, and then Huang Renfan scored a goal to pull one back, but soon Hamilton broke through again, Phillips scored his first goal after joining Manchester City for two years to open a two-goal lead again, and Cartay pulled a goal back in injury time but to no avail, and finally Manchester City had the last laugh 3-2, and grabbed a proud record of six wins in the group stage to qualify.
In the 19th minute, Manchester City's midfielder's quick counterattack, Grealish cut into the diagonal pass after receiving it, Lewis received it and then sent it to the right side, Hamilton burst in and shook off the defender directly, and shot straight into the net from a small angle!Manchester City led 1-0 against the hosts. The 20-year-old also became the fifth-youngest player in English history to score on his Champions League debut.
In the 27th minute, a quick pass from the left side of Belgrade, Ndiaye received the ball and then sent it to the right, and Nedkovic received the ball and deflected Grealish and fired a volley just over the crossbar.
In the 46th minute, the organization of Manchester City's left front, Hamilton received it and cut in crosswise, and a volley was slightly off the right post.
In the 61st minute, Manchester City's front court continued to suppress, Lewis's advance on the right side of the direct pass, Bob took advantage of Lewis's "blocking" after receiving the ball, shook off the defender and fell to the ground and pushed into the net to score!Manchester City extended the margin to a 2-0 lead.
In the 69th minute, Nunes made a mistake with the ball in front, and Red Star Belgrade immediately organized a counterattack to Ndiaye, and a diagonal pass to the goal, Mijatovic followed up into the penalty area and hit a low shot that bounced off the post.
In the 75th minute, it was a passing error in the Manchester City midfielder, Bukari sent a diagonal pass after receiving it, and Hwang In-beom responded with a volley into the net!Red Star Belgrade pulled one back to trail Manchester City 2-1.
In the 77th minute, substitute Foden formed a chaotic battle in front of the counter-attack, Foden grabbed it and burst directly into the penalty area with a volley slightly off the left post.
In the 83rd minute, Manchester City's left side of the front field, Hamilton received a surprise attack into the penalty area, forced through the middle of the two defenders, Giga reacted too late to pull the foul, the referee decisively blew the yellow dot **, and then Phillips easily sent the penalty in, Manchester City led 3-1.
In the 86th minute, a free kick from the right side of Red Star Belgrade was hoisted into the penalty area, and Mijatovic cut in to receive the ball and fired a low shot into the neutral post.
In the 90th minute, Bukari's shot created a corner kick opportunity, Hwang In-beom took the corner kick in front of the goal, Kataifei headed the ball to the top, and Red Star Belgrade chased another goal but still fell behind 2-3.