and welcome to a stadium that can be both atmospheric and intimidating the azteca in mexico
city i'm derek ray here on the county position joined by lee dixon and coming up it's action with
the mystery ball rules in effect it's barcelona facing manchester city thanks derek you just never
know what you're gonna get with this mystery ball keeps everybody on their toes guessing what's next
how they can take advantage hopefully it's going to provide plenty of entertainment either way
if you like wingers you'll love this league yeah absolutely i love to watch a winger place
especially with pace and power central strike will stay more or less in front of the goal
the support will be divided by the three central midfield players
the back four is pretty conventional but fullbacks will be asked to support from behind
and so they start at 11 for manchester city ederson begins in goal kevin de bruyne plays
with rodri in central midfield and the focal point in attack today harry kane
barcelona kickoff
and the pie on the ball the
aguero finds the avenue of attack but will there be an end product from him
keeping it moving dynamically aguero sound piece of goalkeeping
well that ball looks promising will he play it in
gundam
fluency of movement
magnificent challenge to win it back
aguero emerson just couldn't get it through
ruben dies it's with gunduan and now kevin de bruyne
and he favors the inside roots a really top-notch piece of defending
can he put them in front really important tackle
dubai oh lovely incisive pass and a really good diving stop
messi with the corner able to close down the
and shot timing was perfect ball one the verdict is offside here
the young possession changes hands the interception there
well derek there's nothing between these two teams in terms of possession
can someone take control of this game take can he put it away now showing excellent judgment to
intercept
sergio busquets
on to messi and return to messi potential danger and an astute piece of defending
wonderful challenge and a throw-in coming up
now a potentially dangerous position for
and good pressure high up the [ __ ] and there it is
the opening goal one nil and they'll feel they deserve it
well here's the replay and he should hang his head in shame you can't give the ball
away that cheaply there he's cost his team he really has i feel sorry for the keeper
foreign well the first 45 minutes have come and gone here in catalonia
so back in business here city with the lead but they won't be taking anything for granted
it's with gundogan
alexander zinchenko
gundogan here's grealish
corner awarded
and now the delivery and punched away
really nice ball well the attack finally comes to nothing and the keeper has it
stones harry kane it's with gundogan
jack relish gundogan the ball with rodri
city move it forward with purpose kane
a really committed challenge and it's gone out for a throw-in
sergio aguero has it
deyoung well can they open up the defense here chance for aguero well that's really
sound goalkeeping not letting the opposition have any scraps
de bruyne
ruben diaz
stones hanging on to the bald in this fashion since then
that's plenty of know-how in the ball shielding department
alexander zinchenko here's greelish in position here to protect the ball
a chance for him to get in behind maybe mares and the decision is one of offside here
and back with busquets real chance
it has to be another keeper making sure that was pushed well away from danger
well they've just got to keep pushing derek they're certainly creating enough chances
that'll please the coach as you can see from the stats chance after chat matters
and still danger here
well they can bring it out now to be beautifully weighted ball
messi looking for the through ball and a goal to level it up late on here just look at the reaction
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and then through on goal you never really had any doubt he was going to slot that away good finish
well it's not easy being a manager and that's why they've let him down a bit there
bernardo silva and now kevin de bruyne joao cancelo five minutes remaining
and level pegging here forward they go again can they win this sergio busquets
counter attacking very much adoption
aguero long way out this quality piece of goalkeeping will that inspire his team
in this level match well it could be priceless at this stage in the game what a vital stop that is
and manchester city will go to their bench fired over by messi another keeper dealt with the danger
araujo de pai has eyes for goal the shot wasn't really far enough away
from the goalkeeper was it no but he picked up the flight nice and early
and there's the whistle they cannot be separated after 90 minutes
goodbye
messi aguero now with messi had to be
the pie pedro zaunty defending to win the ball back
and a fine tackle
under pressure here good pressure to win the ball back well it's a goal and a double
punch if you like yeah a real sucker punch right there just look at the scenes derek
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