The defending champion reached the top eight in the Champions League with a double win, following beating FC Köbenhavn 3-1 at home on Wednesday in the second leg of the round of 16 match.
Longer summary
UEFA Champions League summary, part 6
Result,
Champions League, round of 16, second leg:
Manchester City – FC Köbenhavn 3–1 (3–1)
scorer: Akanji (5th), Álvarez (9th), Haaland (45+3rd), and Elyounoussi (29th)
Advancement was practically already decided in Copenhagen, where three weeks ago the English won 3-1, and they also started the second leg at maximum speed.
Less than five minutes later, Manuel Akanji took the lead, and by the 10th minute the scoreboard was already 2-0 following Julian Álverez’s goal, in which the impressive visiting goalkeeper played a key role.
At the end of an attractive campaign, the Danes improved at the middle of the half, but Erling Haaland restored Manchester’s two-goal advantage before the break, which pretty much ended the game, as no further goals were scored in the second half.
In the other match of the matchday:
Real Madrid (Spain)-RB Leipzig (Germany) 1-1 (0-0)
scorers: Vinícius Júnior (65th) and Orbán (68th)
Willi Orbán scored a goal, but it was not enough for Leipzig once morest Real in the BL quarter-finals
