With a resounding victory in Switzerland, Man City has one foot in the Quarterfinals.
Although it was predicted to be a very difficult away trip to Basel, Pep Guardiola's team still won quite easily.
Right after the opening whistle, Man City pushed up their formation to actively control the game. In the 3rd minute, Bernardo Silva had a cross that was just right for Gundogan to head close to the goal, unfortunately the ball did not go far enough to become a goal.
In the following minutes, the ball almost rolled through the feet of the Man City players, forcing Basel to retreat deep to defend. In the 14th minute, the English representative opened the score. After a cross from De Bruyne's corner, Gundogan cut in and headed the ball dangerously, defeating the Basel goalkeeper.
Four minutes later, Man City doubled their lead. Bernardo Silva skillfully controlled Sterling's pass and unleashed a dangerous shot, leaving goalkeeper Vaclik no chance to block it.5 minutes later, it was Sergio Aguero's turn to write his name on the electronic board.with a very dangerous long shot. Only half of the first half had passed, the away team had scored 3 goals quickly.
In the following minutes, Man City proactively slowed down the pace of the match and played quite leisurely. In the 33rd minute, Sterling received the ball from his teammate, passed goalkeeper Vaclik but he did not have time to shoot. Being 3 goals behind, Basel tried to win the ball to organize an attack, but their coordination was quite monotonous and there was almost no significant threat to Ederson's goal. The first half ended without any more goals being scored.
In the second half, Man City almost conceded a goal in the 49th minute, fortunately Ederson had a great reflex to save the away team. Immediately after that, Man City responded immediately, Sterling had a chance to face the home team's goalkeeper Vaclik, but he hesitated and let the opportunity pass.
By the 52nd minute, the Etihad home team had scored their fourth goal. Receiving the ball from Aguero, Gundogan skillfully eliminated two home players before unleashing a tricky shot, defeating goalkeeper Vaclik once again. Basel players were almost helpless because of Man City's high-level and organized pressing style. Pep Guardiola's team still had no intention of stopping as they continued to put pressure on the opponent's goal.
The match was coming to the end, goalkeeper Vaclik had to work extremely hard under the terrible pressure from Man City players. Meanwhile, Basel started to play rough by continuously fouling the opposing team's players. The match ended without any more goals being scored.
Final:Basel 0-4 Man City
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