Josep Guardiola at the second attempt beat his former team.
Almost exemplary football helped man city to take revenge on the “Barcelona” and significantly closer to the playoffs of the Champions League. “Citizens” are not confused missed in the middle of the first half goal from Messi, a brace of Gundogan and a spectacular blow de bruyne’s free-kick gave the British an important victory. It is significant that even after the second goal Ter Stegen players Manchester city moved to their goal, and continued to bend the line and have achieved a legitimate victory.
Manchester City – Barcelona 3:1
Goals: Gundogan, 39, 74, de bruyne, 51 – Messi, 21
Manchester city: Caballero — Zabaleta, Otamendi, stones, Kolarov — Fernandinho (Fernando, 60) sterling (Navas, 71), de bruyne (Nolito, 89), Gundogan, Silva — Aguero
Barcelona: Ter Stegen — Roberto, Mascherano, Umtiti, Ding – Rakitic (Turan, 61), Busquets, Gomes (Rafinha, 77) — Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Warning: The Sterling, Kolarov – Rakitic, Neymar, Busquets
Only the victory left Gladbach Borussia’s chances to compete with the two giants of their group – the Germans should have gone according to plan up until gross failure of the defender of owners of Korba, organized on your gates 11-meter strike. Gift Celtic took advantage of this gift and kept the chances for European competitions.
Mönchengladbach — Celtic 1:1
Goals: Stindl, 32 — M. Dembele, 76 (penalty)
Dortmund: Sommer — Korb, Strobl (Jancke, 77), Vestergaard, Elvedi — Kramer — Johnson, Stindl (Raffael 81), Wendt — T. Hazard (Herrmann, 69), Khan
Celtic: Gordon Gamboa (L. Henderson, 85), Lustig, Svyatchenko, Izaguirre — Armstrong Brown — Forrest (Roberts, 60), Rogic (McGregor, 69), Sinclair, M. Dembele
Warning: Herrmann, Kramer — Izaguirre
Removal: Korb, 75
Standings: Barcelona – 9, Manchester city 7, Borussia M – 4, Celtic – 2.