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RELIVE: Manchester City v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League)
Published in Ahram Online on 01 - 11 - 2016


Full time: Manchester City 3-1 Barcelona
The referee blows his final whistle, Man City record an impressive 3-1 win over Barcelona.
90' The referee adds three minutes of stoppage time. Barca are highly unlikely to score two goals!
88' Man City's impressive attacking midfielder De Bruyne is replaced with Nolito.
86' Man City sit back in the dying minutes to defend their two-goal lead.
82' Messi's free kick strikes the wall and goes out.
80' Aguero hits the side netting from a tight angle. Both sides look capable of scoring in the last 10 minutes.
77' Rafinha replaces Andre Gomes for Barcelona.
76' Barca's Busquets receives a yellow card.
74' Guendogan scores again to give City a 3-1 lead! He hammers a loose ball home after a Navas cross rebounds into his path in the area.
74' GOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY!!!
70' City make their second substitution. Jesus Navas replaces Sterling.
70' Both sides wasted a slew of chances in this thrilling affair.
67' De Bruyne also goes close for City with a low shot that goes just wide from the edge of the area.
65' Another clear-cut chance for Barca at the other end!! A wayward back pass from Stones is intercepted by Suarez and he superbly nutmegs his challenger before feeding Andre Gomes whose powerful shot rattles the bar!
63' Another golden opportunity for City!! A low cross from Kolarov goes begging. De Bruyne just fails to get on the end of it with the goal at his mercy.
61' Barcelona make their first substitution. Arda Turan replaces Rakitic.
61' Suarez is fed inside the area but is blocked by the defence.
60' Man City make their first substitution. Fernando replaces Fernandinho.
60' Man City full-back Kolarov recieves a yellow card for a goul on Rakitic.
57' Aguero goes close for City! He rises to head a free kick just wide. The match is still very exciting.
55' Messi's inaccurate cross goes for a goal kick as Barca try to restore parity.
53' City are still on the offensive after going in front.
51' Kevin de Bruyne gives City a deserved lead as he arrows a free kick past Ter Stegen, who should have done better.
51' GOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY!!!
47' What a chance wasted by Sterling!! Busquets is robbed in front of the area and the ball is fed to the English winger but his poor control lets him down as the ball slips away. He still shoots from a tight angle but his shot is blocked by Ter Stegen.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his half-time whistle
43' Messi makes a marauding run towards the area and falls under a challenge from Fernandinho but the referee waves play on.
41' A clear-cut chance from City to go ahead!! Another defensive lapse allows Silva to jink into the area and pull the ball back to Fernandinho, whose low shot narrowly misses the target.
40' A wayward pass from the Barca defence is intercepted by Augero, who feeds Sterling on the left hand side of the area. Sterling then crosses for Guendogan at the far post to tap in into an empty net.
21' GOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY!!!
39' Man City are hapless. They are struggling to carve out openings.
36' A Suarez shot is blocked by Stones. It seems it's only a matter of time before Barca double their lead.
35' Barca are bombarding the Man City goal! A three-man move sees Messi crosses for Suarez but the Uruguayan can barely get on the end of it.
34' Another chance for Barca!! Andre Gomes skips past his marker and finds Neymar, who is surrounded by a couple of defenders. They eventually steal possession from the Brazilian.
29' Neymar is also booked for a foul on Sterling.
28' Neymar bamboozles his challenger in the area and his shot is thwarted by Caballero at the near post for a corner.
27' Barca are always dangerous on the counter. City can be exposed easily every time they pour forward.
24' Guendogan's shot from the edge of the area is saved by Ter Stegen. City are unlucky in the final third.
21' Messi scores against the run of play after finishing off a brilliant breakaway. City are denied at the other end and Barca quickly retrieve the ball, with Rakitic finding Neymar on the left with a superb diagonal pass. Neymar then darts down the flank and finds the onrushing and unmarked Messi, who jinks into the area and shoots low into the near post for the opener.
21' GOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR BARCELONA!!!
20' Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic is booked for a mis-timed challenge on Ilkay Guendogan.
17' Barcelona are struggling to move the ball forward. The fearsome trio of Neymar, Messi and Suarez are still isolated upfront.
13' City are gradually taking the game to Barcelona.
11' Sterling is booked for apparent simulation. His penalty claims are waved away after he falls under a challenge from Barca defender Samuel Umtiti.
9' Neymar skips past several challengers to draw cheers from the crowd.
7' Barca's left-back Digne is lucky to escape a yellow card after pulling the shirt of Raheem Sterling as the latter makes a marauding run in Barca's half.
5' Barca are moving the ball around in typical fashion, looking to slice open the defence.
2' A Barca cross is cleared by the Man City defence.
2' Barca are likely to mount an early onslaught. Will City have the same adventerous approach they had in the previous game?
The match is underway
Starting line-ups:
Manchester City: Wilfredo Caballero, Pablo Zabaleta, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Aleksandar Kolarov, Fernandinho, Ilkay Guendogan, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Javier Mascherano, Sergi Roberto, Andre Gomes, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi
21:30 Fifteen minutes remaining before kick-off, who will prevail tonight?
20:00 Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said: "I expect the same type of game as the last one. I don't think they can be any more aggressive in terms of pressing than last time. They were pressing us up to the stand almost. I expect a similar script."
19:00 Man City coach Pep Guardiola said: "We know we need to play almost perfectly to win but we will give it a go – and, if not, we will congratulate them on the way they played and set our minds on the game in Monchengladbach."
17:45 Barcelona laboured to a 1-0 win over Granada in their last La Liga game while Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 in the Premier League.
15:50 Probable line ups:
Manchester City: Wilfredo Caballero, Fernandinho, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Aleksandar Kolarov, Fernando, Ilkay Guendogan, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Javier Mascherano, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi

15:30 Barcelona are aiming for a sixth successive victory over City, who they eliminated from the Champions League in both 2013-14 and 2014-15

14:45 "We have to be focused for 90 minutes, knowing they are going to provoke our mistakes because of the quality they have," said Guardiola, who led Barcelona to European glory in 2009 and 2011.

14:00 Another defeat would give Borussia Moenchengladbach and Celtic -- who meet in Germany -- an opportunity to overtake City and Guardiola knows his side face a major test of their nerve at the Etihad Stadium.

13:00 Guardiola's men were undone by the second-half dismissal of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on October 19, when Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to propel his side five points clear of City at the Group C summit.

12:00 Stung by a chastening 4-0 defeat at the Camp Nou two weeks ago, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes a second attempt to outwit his former club Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.



Stay tuned as match is due to start at 21:45 Cairo time (GMT+2)

Venue: Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Referee: Viktor Kassai
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