An outstanding Leroy Sané has adopted the TSG Hoffenheim with two goals for Manchester City of international football stage. The German national team players turned up on Wednesday night, the last game of the group stage in the Champions League between the English Champions and the Bundesliga team and was the guarantor for the 2:1 (0:1) victory of Pep Guardiola’s team. Andrej Kramaric had a penalty, the TSG 50 411 spectators by foul (16. Minute) even in the lead brought out, Sané possible before the break (45.+1) and took the victory with a stunning free-kick perfectly (61.).
The Team of coach Julian nail man missed as a table last the hoped-for jump in the Europa League round. Man City moved into the second round of the king class, such as Olympique Lyon: The French group F a 1:1 with Shakhtar Donetsk filed in the last game. “Pride prevails today in any case. We have made a good game and a long eye-to-eye,“ said the nail man of his team. “We are worthy of leadership, and have allowed over long distances.”
around 1800 from Hoffenheim travelling Fans saw a brave team that competed in the 4-3-3 System, and in the start-up phase, a couple of pinholes. The first two good opportunities awarded Vice world champion Kramaric (11./14.), however, from the penalty spot, the Croat turned ice cold. Noteworthy: For Kramaric the seventh hit was in the seventh game in the series for his club. Aymeric Laporte had ripped TSG-captain Benjamin Hübner, who at first had given at the weekend in a 2:2 in Wolfsburg, his Comeback and his season maintenance, in the 16er to the ground.
The TSG remained in the group phase, despite the eleven goals scored without victory
Before 50 411 spectators, It woke up the City after a sleepy quarter of an hour – and the compensation was in the air: The Brazilians, Gabriel, Jesus, heading in from a corner in the German national player Leroy Sané at the post (19.), when you head to the ball from John Stones got home goalkeeper Oliver Baumann hope the Ball to take (21.). Sanés hit was out of a picture book: When his 25-metre free-kick stunner in the corner Baumann stretched in vain. “Leroy, Leroy!” chanted the City Fans.
Nevertheless, the defence of the Champions League-newcomer- the last of the great weak point in the nail man Teams – your Job until then is very good. Almost every player took over the defensive duties, even Brazil striker Joelinton was in the Etihad Stadium, no distance is too far.
City came up to operating temperature, has been getting better and better – and then, the TSG for the second Time, was lucky: After a free-kick from midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, the Ball is deflected to the crossbar. But also without playmaker Kevin de Bruyne, the former wolf Burger, pressed the English star squad with the storm trio, Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Sané on the 1:1.
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nail the man had to risk everything and sent after the break, Reiss Nelson on the square: The only 19-year-old on loan from Arsenal FC is regarded as a large storm talent in England. But the music played now on the other side: Manchester City awarded numerous high-profile opportunities and failed multiple times at the superior guest Keeper Baumann – up a deserved home win would clearly need to be higher. (dpa)