Manchester City has never reached the semi-finals of the Champions League before. Fernandinho’s own goal earned Manchester City a 2-2 draw against Paris Saint Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Kevin de Bruyne’s crucial goal gave Man-City the lead after Joe Hart saved Ibrahimovic’s penalty for Saint Germain. Ibrahimovic later took advantage of Fernando’s mistake to equalise. After halftime, Adrien Rabiot came in to put French Champions, Saint Germain in front.
Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City have progressed on 220 of 277 previous occasions with a 79.4% success rate. The second leg will take place on Tuesday, 12 April at Etihand Stadium.
Europe’s richest clubs: Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City
The clash between the two teams advertised as a battle of Europe’s richest clubs, with both clubs supported by wealthy Middle-Eastern Owners – Manchester City’s from the United Arab Emirates and Paris Saint Germain’s from Qatar. In the past five years, the teams have spent a reported £800m on the players, but the game lacked the quality expected from the clubs. Fernando’s error for Saint Germain’s equalising goal was a crucial example of poor quality.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, told BBC Sport that it was a very close game right to the end. This is a good result for them as the quarter-final continues to be open.
