​Reaching a legendary milestone, Aguero helps MC get early tickets

In addition to Tottenham, English football also has another representative who also won a ticket to the Champions League group stage early, Manchester City (MC) after a comeback to defeat Napoli 4-2 away in the 4th round of Group F.

Aguero's joy at helping his team win and reach a legendary milestone. Photo: Reuters

Having lost the first leg, Napoli were forced to push their squad up to find a win in this match. In the 21st minute, the home team opened the scoring after a very well-planned setup.

After a perfect one-two with his teammate, Lorenzo Insigne escaped and beat goalkeeper Ederson in a one-on-one situation.

But the joy of Napoli players only lasted 13 minutes after MC's efforts to attack the goal. In the 34th minute, Ilkay Gundogan sent an accurate cross and Nicolas Otamendi jumped high to head the ball into the net of goalkeeper Pepe Reina, equalizing the score for the home team.

Goalkeeper Reina was helpless against Otamendi's header. Photo: Reuters

In the 48th minute, MC continued to have the second goal thanks to a defender, this time John Stones with a header after a corner kick by Leroy Sane. The ball flew against the crossbar and over the goal line, leaving goalkeeper Reina helpless.

Despite being leveled by Jorginho on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, Coach Guardiola's players continued to attack at full speed and were rewarded with a third goal by Sergio Aguero in the 69th minute.

From a fierce sprint by Sane, the ball came to Aguero's feet and the Argentine striker made no mistake when facing the goalkeeper, raising the score to 3-2 for MC.

In the 90th minute, Raheem Sterling scored to seal a 4-2 victory for the home team. This victory helped the Manchester team gain 12 points after 4 matches, 9 points ahead of 3rd-placed Napoli and automatically secure a ticket to play 2 rounds early.

Coach Guardiola and his team celebrate after the victory. Photo: Reuters

In the same match, Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Feyenoord 3-1 to get 9 points, almost certainly holding the 2nd ticket of the group.

In addition to the collective joy, this match also marked a legendary milestone for Sergio Aguero himself when he surpassed Eric Brook's record of 177 goals (set in the 1930s) to become MC's all-time best scorer. Coach Guardiola did not hesitate to call his student a "legend" after the match.

According to TTO