Olympiacos vs Manchester City, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueMan City advances in Champions League after Foden's winner
— Phil Foden sent Pep Guardiola another reminder of his scoring ability by earning Manchester City a 1-0 win at Olympiakos on Wednesday, clinching the English team a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League for an eighth straight season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 4': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
- 9': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 10': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
- 12': Offside, Olympiakos. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Fortounis is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ousseynou Ba.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 15': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ousseynou Ba.
- 26': Foul by Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos).
- 26': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Mady Camara (Olympiakos).
- 28': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 35': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 35': Pepe (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Goal! Olympiakos 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 37': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 37': Yann M'Vila (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Rafinha (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Foul by Mady Camara (Olympiakos).
- 40': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 44': Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by José Sá.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 0, Manchester City 1.
- 46': Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Mohamed Dräger (Olympiakos).
- 46': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 46': Mady Camara (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 51': Offside, Olympiakos. José Sá tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Fortounis is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Mady Camara (Olympiakos).
- 51': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 54': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 55': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rúben Semedo.
- 61': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 66': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 66': Substitution, Olympiakos. Marios Vrousai replaces Mohamed Dräger.
- 71': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 71': Substitution, Olympiakos. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Pepe.
- 75': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 76': Foul by Mady Camara (Olympiakos).
- 76': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Benjamin Mendy.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 78': Substitution, Olympiakos. Hillal Soudani replaces Giorgos Masouras.
- 79': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 79': Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Offside, Olympiakos. Pape Abou Cissé tries a through ball, but Hillal Soudani is caught offside.
- 82': Offside, Olympiakos. Pape Abou Cissé tries a through ball, but Hillal Soudani is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 84': Hillal Soudani (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 85': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Tommy Doyle replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 87': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos).
- 88': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 89': Hand ball by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mady Camara with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiakos).
- 90'+2': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Manchester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Olympiakos 0, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
MNC |
OLY![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 10 |
| 59.2 | Possession | 40.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 2 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 589 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 679 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 4 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece
Line-Ups
Olympiacos (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Semedo |
| 66 | Pape Abou Cissé |
| 24 | Ousseynou Ba |
| 13 | Rafinha |
| 21 | Mohamed Drager |
| 10 | Pêpê |
| 6 | Yann M'vila |
| 4 | Mady Camara |
| 19 | Georgios Masouras |
| 7 | Kostas Fortounis |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 22 | Benjamin Mendy |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
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