Manchester City defeated This Friday by 1-0 a Wolverhampton In Etihad Stadium thanks to goals and kevin de Bruynethat He played his penultimate game at home at the Citizensand claimed to continue in the Top Four of the Premier League.
Although the result indicates otherwise, Citizens and Wolves played a very entertaining encounter, which really was for anyone.
Because the visitor did not reach Etihad Stadium to fulfill the role of partenaire. Nothing is further. It was a constant threat to Pep Guardiola and had several very clear goal options.
In fact, At 26 the City was saved miraculously. After a great counterattack on the left, He faced the Brazilian Cunha and, after a rebound, the ball was left and inside the area Rayan Ait Nouri, who defined left -handed to the crossed stick. The ball crashed into the post and rebound came to the right leg. He kicked well, but Croatian Josko Gvardiol rejected on the line.
The concept is rowing but valid: against teams such as the citizen, the chances that are missing are usually paid.
Nine minutes later, the play with which the place was put into advantage came.
Great action of doku on the left, passing players at pure power, and perfect center for bass for Bruyne, that was close to the criminal point and, from there, He did not forgive: first, he sent her to the bottom of the network.
The celebration had A quota of emotion, because the Belgian blond was playing his penultimate game in the Etihad with the City T -shirt, since the club did not renew the contract, which is expired in just weeks.
The Guardiola team does not go through its best moment and that explains that, having reached the entry at advantage and playing at home, I could not close the match.
On several occasions his rival could have tied. The clearest was At 56, when a good counterattack on the left was left to Cunha and the Brazilian showed his quality again.
Almost displicant to the brand, he endured to pass a partner on the left and used it as a decoy: he took a barbarian shot almost without a leg route and The ball crashedagain, In the stick
The meeting never fell in intensity but the City was finding the way to stop the impetus of the Wolves who, however, prevented citizen fans from relaxing before the final whistle.
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