Manchester City had no choice. Tilled by Paris Saint-Germain (4-2) a week ago, the Pep Guardiola team was ordered to win against Bruges this Wednesday evening to win their place in the Champions League.
A draw was not enough, and the evening had started very badly for the Champions of England: a first period without the slightest shot on a frame, and a goal for the Belgians, signed Raphael Onyedika (0-1, 45th).
A terrible dam for Man City
Man City had to react, and the Skyblues succeeded. First with a strike from Matteo Kovacic (1-1, 53rd), then on a CSC of Ordonez, after an overflow of Gvardiol (2-1, 62nd). It was then Savinho, entered the break, who definitively released his team (3-1, 77th).
Finally 22nd in the ranking, Man City will face Real Madrid or Bayern in play -offs, with a first eighth in the round of finals against Leverkusen or Atlético.