Manchester City were not in the most difficult group of the Champions League. Definitely Pep Guardiola’s team was considered the clear favorite of the quartet. The first round only strengthened the townspeople in this status. On their own field they scored six goals to the goal of Leipzig, but at the same time conceded three goals of their own. In the away match against PSG, Manchester City was considered the favorite. Last season the Parisians left the tournament in a confrontation with the British. However, this time PSG did not allow the opponent to dominate and hit its goal twice, having managed to win back to zero in defense. The defeat did not hit the ambitions of the townspeople too much. There were two matches with Club Brugge ahead of them. It was in this two-legged confrontation that Manchester City practically secured a ticket to the playoffs, beating the Belgians with a score of 9:2 on aggregate. The victory in today’s meeting guarantees the champion of England the first place in the group. PSG are now one point behind.
Last year Milan managed to please fans with their performances and eventually got the long-awaited ticket to the Champions League. From the first rounds, the Italian team lost control and in the first round lost all three fights, which brought the team only the last place in the standings. In the last match the red-blacks hosted Porto. The Portuguese team opened the scoring already in the sixth minute and everything went to another defeat for the Milan team, but in this duel the Rossoneri were lucky. Mbemba sent the ball into his own goal and equalized the score, which brought the first tournament point. In the Serie A championship, Stefano Pioli’s wards are leading after 13 rounds and only last Saturday suffered their first defeat of the current season. The away game against Fiorentina ended with a hockey-style scoring shootout in favor of the Violets (4:3), but Napoli’s misfire kept the first position. On account of the guests are 10 wins and two draws, which corresponds to 32 points. Calabria, Castellejo, Magnan, Pizzari and Rebi?, who have a ruptured thigh muscle, will not be able to play today.
