UEFA Champions League

Manchester City vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Manchester City advance 4-0 on aggregate
  • 12': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 18': Ilkay Gündogan
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2 - 0
2nd Leg - Manchester City advance 4-0 on aggregate

Man City stroll into Champions League quarterfinals

Manchester City outclassed Borussia Monchengladbach to win 2-0 on Tuesday and book their place in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
  • 9': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 17': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 18': Goal! Manchester City 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
  • 19': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Matthias Ginter tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
  • 33': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 33': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
  • 43': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 43': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
  • 46': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 46': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
  • 51': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 51': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
  • 54': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 55': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 55': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 56': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 56': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 60': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 63': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
  • 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces João Cancelo.
  • 65': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Plea replaces Marcus Thuram.
  • 65': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hannes Wolf replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte replaces Rúben Dias.
  • 73': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 80': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ibrahima Traoré replaces Lars Stindl.
  • 82': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 82': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alassane Plea.
  • 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 87': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ramy Bensebaini tries a through ball, but Alassane Plea is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Tony Jantschke replaces Nico Elvedi.
  • 88': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Oscar Wendt replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
32.6 Possession 67.4
6 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 781
408 Passes 849
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 1
7 Crosses 15
0.0 Cross % 0.1
42 Long Balls 38
17 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 9
17 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Puskás Aréna
Location: Budapest, Hungary

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker
17 Kevin De Bruyne
8 Ilkay Gündogan
16 Rodri
20 Bernardo Silva
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez

BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
30 Nico Elvedi
28 Matthias Ginter
25 Ramy Bensebaini
18 Stefan Lainer Yellow Card
13 Lars Stindl
8 Denis Zakaria
32 Florian Neuhaus
36 Breel Embolo
10 Marcus Thuram
23 Jonas Hofmann

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