Manchester City defeated Roma to seal progress to the Last 16 of the Champions League…
Goals from Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta sealed Manchester City’s progress to the Last 16 of the Champions League. The Premier League champions started the night needing a win over Roma to progress, and delivered in fine style.
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The game began with a cautious approach from both sides. Joe Hart made a couple of decent saves for City, while James Milner wasted the visitors best chance:
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But the turning moment in the game came mid-way through the second-half, when Nasri thumped City ahead with a thunderbolt of a shot from 25 yards, which pounded the left-hand post and then bulged the Roma net:
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Roma piled forward in search of an equaliser, now needing two goals to qualify due to the head-to-head record between the two teams. But hitting their hosts on the break, City made the game safe late on. Zableta popped up in the Roma box to fire in his first Champions League after collecting Nasri’s pass:
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