Eliaquim Mangala and Nicolás Otamendi may not seem the most stable pairing but,through sheer aggression and guts, they laid the foundation for a famed winThey’re not really here you know. And yet, and somehow,it seems they are. On an angsty, spiky, and raucous night at the Etihad Manchester City performed with spirit and – perhaps unexpectedly – enormous defensive resilience to edge past Paris Saint-Germain into the virgin territory of a Champions League semi-final.
Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal,bending the ball beautifully into the corner after a snap and a discontinue and a perfect little touch to make space on the edge of the area. But really it was City’s defence, so entertainingly flaky in Paris, or that was the surprise turn.
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Source: theguardian.com