Champions League: First with a big surprise, City, Young Boys in the Europa League

Manchester City celebrated qualification for the “16” of the Champions League three weeks ago and gave this success a triumphant note on Tuesday evening (28/11) after they beat Leipzig 3-2 with a great turnaround in the second half and he made it in the 7th group “5 out of 5” and thus also secured first place.

It was Opeda who rocked the Citizens’ defense with two goals in the first half and threatened to force them to their first Champions League defeat at the Etihad since September 2018, but in the second half he followed… the storm, with City played as European champions and turned things around with goals from Haaland, Foden and Alvarez.

In the other Group 7 game, Red Star missed chances and Young Boys scored the goals. In the final, the Swiss won 2-0 in the “survival final” between the two teams and grabbed the ticket for the “32”. Europa League, which at the same time forces the Serbs to drink the bitter cup of elimination one game day before the final of the group stage.

The city has defeated the… demon Openda

Manchester City came into the Etihad with a 4-on-4 win in this season’s Champions League and 11 consecutive home wins in Europe’s top club competition, including last season’s 7-0 win over Leipzig, and the Germans have it Set an example early You wouldn’t be a punching bag this year.

Specifically, in the 13th minute, when Opeda left a bullet in the back of the citizen defense after Blasvich’s volley, leaving Akanji behind and facing Ortega to make it 0-1 with a penalty. After this composure, Pep Guardiola’s men were not only unable to respond but also conceded a second goal in the 33rd minute, with Opeda this time exposing Ruben Diaz and Guardiol to make it 2-0 after a stunning individual effort.

The first half ended with this result, with Guardiola making three changes in the first minutes of the second half and the first dynamic reaction coming in the 54th minute when Haaland made an excellent vertical pass and Haaland gave Blaswich a 1-2 lead. The momentum was now on the side of the English and European champions, who continued to press and equalized in the 70th minute, with Guardiol finding Foden in the penalty area and he scoring with amazing control and exemplary placement.

2:2 was enough for City to take the lead, but it didn’t stop there. The English and European champions harassed the Germans in the final 20 minutes and redeemed themselves by scoring a long-awaited third goal in the 87th minute. Alvarez will take his 12th consecutive home win in the competition and his 5th success in as many opening games in Group 7, which will boost their morale even further before the knockout games.

• MANCHESTER CITY: Ortega, Walker (54′ Alvarez), Akanji, Ruben Dias (46′ Ake), Guardiol (90+3′ Gomet), Rodri, Foden, Lewis, Bernardo Silva, Grealish (54′ Doku), Haaland
• MISSING: Blasvig, Klostermann, Simakan, Lukeba, Raum, Seiwald, Haidara (74′ Carvalho), Slager (88′ Kable), Simmons (74′ Poulsen), Opeda (60′ Sesco), Forsberg (60′ Baumgartner)

The Young Boys reached the final of…Europe

In Bern, the Young Boys met Red Star in the derby for third place and the continuation of their European journey via the Europa League, and it was the hosts who proved more resilient. The Serbs had the most clear-cut chances but failed to convert them into goals and were punished heavily, with the Young Boys being incredibly cynical and winning 2-0.

In the 8th minute, Ugrinic took the corner kick and Nedelkovic accidentally sent the ball into his team’s net after Benito’s turn at the second post, so Bloom finished off the visitors in the 29th minute with a left-footed volley in the penalty area .

In the second half, the Red and Whites tried to get back into the game and had an excellent chance in the 56th minute with a great individual shot from Huang, which failed at Rassiopi’s right post, but the goal was not scored and then the Young Boys manage their lead and gain great qualifications.

• YOUNG BOYS: Raciopi, Bloom, Kamara, Benito, Garcia, Males (46′ Coley), Niasse, Monteiro (74′ Chaigua), Elia, Ugrinic, Ensam (74′ Ganvula)
• RED STAR: Glaser, Nedelkovic, Dragovic, Diga, Rodic, Mihajlovic (84′ Katai), Stamenic (59′ Lucic), Huang (90′ Kanga), Boukari, Diage (46′ Mijatovic), Ivanic (59′ Kraso)

The results of the 5th matchday in the 7th group

• Manchester City – Leipzig 3-2 (54′ Haaland, 70′ Foden, 87′ Alvares / 13′ 33′ Openda)
• Young Boys – Red Star 2:0 (8′ aut. Nedelkovic, 29′ Bloom)

Full schedule and results

• Young Boys – Leipzig 1-3 (33′ Elia / 3′ Simakan, 73′ Slager, 90+2′ Sesco)
• Manchester City – Red Star 3-1 (47′ 60′ Alvares, 73′ Rodri / 45 Boukari)
• Red Star – Young Boys 2-2 (35′ Ediag, 88′ Boukari / 48′ Ugrinic, 61′ penalty. Iten)
• Leipzig – Manchester City 1-3 (48′ Openda / 25′ Foden, 84′ Alvares, 90+2′ Doku)
• Leipzig – Red Star 3-1 (12′ Room, 59′ Simmons, 84′ Olmo / 70′ Stamenic)
• Young Boys – Manchester City 1-3 (52′ Elia / 48′ Akanji, 67′ penalty, 86′ Holland)
• Red Star – Leipzig 1-2 (81′ auto. Henrichs / 8′ Simmons, 77′ Openda)
• Manchester City-Young Boys 3-0 (23′ penalty. 51′ Haaland, 45+1′ Foden)
• Manchester City – Leipzig 3-2 (54′ Haaland, 70′ Foden, 87′ Alvares / 13′ 33′ Openda)
• Young Boys – Red Star 2:0 (8′ aut. Nedelkovic, 29′ Bloom)
• 12/13 7:45 p.m Red Star – Manchester City
• 12/13 7:45 p.m Leipzig – Young Boys