Just like Real Madrid, Manchester City were a hit in their Champions League group.
Traveling to Belgrade this Wednesday on the occasion of the 6e lifting of C1, Manchester City did not fail in its task. Despite a reshuffled team, the defending champion did the job and won 3-2.
Man City’s bottle class gets the job done
Guardiola played extensively during this meeting, notably throwing several young players. He didn’t regret it. The new guard lived up to expectations, like the two scorers of the evening. Midfielders Micah Hamilton (19e) and Oscar Bobb (62e) found the path to the opposing net. The first named also caused a penalty, which Kalvin Phillips was responsible for transforming (84e). This was just after the Serbs reduced the score through Hwang In-Beom (76e). At the very end of the match, Red Star once again limited the damage, thanks to a header from Katai receiving a corner (91e).
City are the only team alongside Real Madrid to have won their six group matches. Enough to move forward to the next round with confidence. The Sky Blues will know their next opponent on Monday, during the draw for the round of 16.
Note that in the same group, RB Leipzig secured its fourth victory in six games by defeating Young Boys Bern (2-1). The Germans are becoming regulars in the continental top 16.
