UEFA Champions League

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

· 1st Leg
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1st Leg
  • 29': Bernardo Silva
  • 65': Gabriel Jesus

Man City outclass Gladbach in dominant Champions League display

Manchester City extended their winning run to 19 games as they beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the Champions League round of 16 first leg.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 1': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 12': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
  • 24': Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Matthias Ginter tries a through ball, but Alassane Plea is caught offside.
  • 29': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 35': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 38': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 39': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 41': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 41': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 53': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Zakaria with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Valentino Lazaro replaces Stefan Lainer.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram replaces Alassane Plea.
  • 65': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 2. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a headed pass.
  • 69': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 69': Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 74': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 74': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Breel Embolo replaces Lars Stindl.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a headed pass.
  • 80': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 80': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Ferran Torres replaces Phil Foden.
  • 82': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 82': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hannes Wolf replaces Jonas Hofmann because of an injury.
  • 88': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 88': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Manchester City 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 2
60.8 Possession 39.2
9 SHOTS 3
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
728 Accurate Passes 430
790 Passes 512
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
7 Crosses 2
0.3 Cross % 0.5
30 Long Balls 50
21 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 10
2 Effective Clearances 13
2 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Puskás Aréna
Location: Budapest, Hungary

Line-Ups

BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
30 Nico Elvedi
28 Matthias Ginter
25 Ramy Bensebaini
18 Stefan Lainer
6 Christoph Kramer
32 Florian Neuhaus
8 Denis Zakaria
13 Lars Stindl
14 Alassane Pléa
23 Jonas Hofmann

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

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
20 Bernardo Silva
8 Ilkay Gündogan
16 Rodri
9 Gabriel Jesus
47 Phil Foden
7 Raheem Sterling

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