well it really should be a night of football to look forward to
here at the home of manchester city i'm derek ray here in the comedy position
and joining me will be lee dixon and we've got so much to look forward to this is where it
all begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league the group stage match
day one action it is manchester city taking on sevilla it's very important that you're
not playing catch up in the group stages match day one imperative you get off to a good start
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and so they starting 11 for manchester city edison starts in goal alexander
zinchenko starts with chihuahua cancello in the fullback positions kevin de bruyne
starts with roderi in central midfield and the focal point in attack is gabrielle jesus
the lineup for sevilla well there's no great mystery is there we know normally how they're
going to play and it's all about applying as much pressure as possible lee can we anticipate seeing
more of the same today yeah absolutely derek if you're really good at something then why
not they're very good at this all the team members have bought into this style of play
one player slacks off and it all falls apart though
ruben diaz
ball with rodri foden and showing fine vision
well you can't watch kevin de bruyne and not be impressedly a real opening now it's still alive
they can't quite take advantage in the end well very close to seeing the opening goal
but the goalkeeper had other thoughts good looking ball there could be a chance now
terrific block
navas well he stopped them in their tracks
room to maneuver on the wing good evidence here the keeper was never likely to be in trouble then
defensive brazilians to shut them down
youssef and naziri fernando
and now in naziri racket inch
still pushing for that goal that would see them forge ahead
well that's gone out and it is going to be a goal kick
they do like to press whenever they can i was showing excellent vision
and the goalkeeper covered a lot of ground to push that away from danger
he has the measure of his man and pulled back will he finish
good defending to prevent oh tight offside decision but the flag does go up
using a strength to shield the ball
and he saw the situation developing
and he keeps going
looking towards the back post and the danger is averted
space on the flank he's in with a chance is it going to be well it might still work out for them
and it goes at the second time of asking but the goalkeeper won't be proud of that moment
well here's the replay and it's exactly what they tell you as a kid
go for the far post make it difficult for the keeper
and then hopefully your teammate gets the rebound that's exactly what happens good goal
well he's got to be delighted with his players a big smile on his face they've got the noses
in front they're in the lead well done and so the game back in business sitting ahead here
man city have hardly had the ball at all but again we've seen it before we'll see it again
their counter-attack player has been absolutely fantastic pace really hurts
defenses and they've got that in abundance and just one minute of time added on for stoppages
and so the halftime whistle is sounded here in manchester
well it was an eye-catching first-half performance by gabrielle jesus lee how about your take well
his manager will be delighted with him he's been spot-on in this game hasn't he energy imagination
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
well couldn't keep it
really nice ball
that is a tackle and a half
counter attacking very much an option
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and a throw-in it's going to be
audrey just couldn't keep the ball campos now to the front post and still a chance
now they've given him too much space making use of his physical strength to hang on to it
great strong tackle throw in forthcoming and with play stop they will make the change now
and he's in an offside position
and 30 minutes left for play in this match
gabrielle jesus he's got space
how about the cross joao cancello
stones joao cancello pushing forward with options available
oh he's gone for goal an opportunity to add to their advantage but
not taken was worth an effort wasn't it too much space was given to him takes the shots on
disappointing control and they've lost the ball said he did well to win it back
space and time for the cross
far from a good pass we're now inside the final 20 minutes of the game
and a throw in for manchester city it'll be and they will make the change now
city couldn't keep it
and breaking at pace with menace well not to be in terms of the canter attack
deciding to go inside he read the situation defensively and did his job
gomez
using his physical strength to make sure he doesn't lose the ball diego carlos torres
on the ball gomez let's see if something comes of this a matter of keeping his composure
just couldn't get it through
well if they carry on doing their jobs they should be fine in this
game the fans are certainly doing their bit gundogan threading it through and a goal
he's doubled his total for the day in superb scoring form
well here's the replay super fast counter attack football at his best
and he had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
well a second goal for them here
munir gomez the referee has decided that two additional minutes are in order
again again there to take it away
and that's it for tonight's full time and an encouraging start for them three points from
the initial fix julie yeah really really strong start that's what you need but with five games
to go very important you stay in the now one game at a time derek bit of a cliche
gabrielle jesus entitled to feel very pleased on the back of this
lee for you what did he do well he never gave that back line a chance to get a breath
two goals for the lad today played superbly well look really sharp constantly playing on the show