At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 7, in the second leg of the Champions League 1 8 finals, Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 3-1 at home, with an aggregate score of 6-2 to advance. In this game, Manchester City sealed the victory in the first 9 minutes, easily won and advanced, and at the same time ensured the fitness of multi-front battles, helping the upcoming Premier League top battle this weekend.
Manchester City comfortably beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 away in the first leg between the two sides, and in terms of strength, the team is almost certain to advance in the pre-match statistics**. Despite the pre-match changes to the staff, Manchester City's starting line-up is still significantly ahead of their opponents. The suspense of the game was lost early in 9 minutes, and in the 5th minute, Alvarez assisted Akanji to score; In the 9th minute, Alvarez scored another goal, and the difference between the two sides had reached 4 goals by this time. Although Copenhagen pulled one back, Haaland's first-half stoppage time goal showed the huge difference in quality between the two teams.
The 45 minutes of the second half had become garbage time, with City controlling the tempo of the game with their feet on their backs, and in the end neither side changed the scoreline, and Manchester City was able to win and advance. Such a win is clearly what Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants, with the next game at the top of the Premier League table, with a trip to Anfield against Liverpool almost deciding the Premier League title this season. Liverpool will face Sparta Prague tomorrow night, and it is also a big advantage for Manchester City to get more time to rest.
Of course, Manchester City's current injury situation in the game also made the team break out in a cold sweat, Kovacic was injured in the first half, but fortunately continued to play after adjustments. In the second half, Nunes also had a 90-degree bend of his middle finger, but fortunately, after the team doctor**, Nunes did not look much of a problem after coming off the field, and he returned to the bench to show his injured finger to his teammates.
With this win, Manchester City have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the seventh consecutive season, and the last time they missed out on the quarter-finals was in the 16-17 season, when the team was knocked out by Monaco on goal difference. In the Champions League, Manchester City have broken their demons last season, won the Champions League for the first time in their history, and this season the team will challenge for the title again, and they still have the possibility of a treble, so can Manchester City continue to maintain their excellent form in the next two months to complete an unprecedented treble defense?