In the final match of the 2024/25 Champions League, Man City despite being led by Club Brugge, but he won the opponent 3-1, thereby gaining the right to play the play -off round.
Goal
Man City: Kovacic (53 ‘), Ordonez (62’ own goal), Savinho (77 ‘)
Club Brugge: Onyesika (45 ‘)
After the previous bad results in the Champions League, Man City needs a victory to decide his own destiny. That is why coach Guardiola launched the strongest squad, when stars like Haaland, De Bruyne, Foden or Silva come from the beginning.
With home advantage, Man City quickly owns the game. PEP’s team controlled the ball overwhelming, but it was the Club Brugge’s visitors who created sharper opportunities. The proof is that the representative of Belgium launched 7 finishes, including 2 hit and 1 goal thanks to Onyedika’s work.
On the contrary, Man City released 6 shots but did not have any balls to go on the right goal. Man City’s deadlock and lack of mutations forced Guardiola to change the person at the beginning of the second half, with Savinho launched on the pitch where Gundogan. In the 53rd minute, Man City found a equalizer with the shine of Kovacic from a dangerous long shot.
Less than 10 minutes later, Man City passed the table after the situation accidentally burned Ordonez’s net. The upstream victory of the Premier League champion was guaranteed in the 77th minute, when Savinho went to the narrow corner. In the end, Man City defeated Club Brugge 3-1 at home Etihad.
This result helps Man City to reach the 22nd position in the Champions League ranking period with 11 points after 8 matches, enough to win the play-off round. Meanwhile, Club Brugge, though losing but still ranked 24th with 11 points, and also has tickets to the play-off round.