Manchester City have strike out their chance to bag a win at the Etihad as they stumble against Feyenoord.
The fifth round of group stage qualifying batch of matches in the UEFA Champions League kicked off on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 as the night was entangled with an extreme shocker after the English premier league reigning champions had stumble to secure a victory at their fortress home grounds, Etihad stadium.
Further, it was seemingly depicting a night of total dominance as the first forty-five minutes of normal time played was all about Manchester City as they were comfortably leading by a lone goal which was sponsored by their center forward, Erling Haaland who did not make any mistake in firing pass the goal keeper of Feyenoord on the 44th minute as it ended in 1-0 in the first half.
Then came the inception of the second half, Manchester City in the first ten minutes were being very ruthless as goals from Ilkay Gundogan on the 50th minute and Erling Haaland making it a brace on the night after three minutes of their second goal.
As it seemed very clear that the Premier League champions had have their way out on the night, Eredivisie side, Feyenoord out of the bloom had their coach making very impactful substitutions in order to snatch a point at least.
On the 75th minute, Hadj Moussa pulled one back, after passing the ball around with purpose, Feyenoord astonishingly bagged their second goal kind courtesy, Gimenez who was assisted by the super sub, Lotomba and Feyenoord went on to cause a heart break as they completely dismantled Manchester City after Hancko finished of a sublime pass from Paixao on the 89th minute to aid Feyenoord settle for a decent result at the Etihad against Manchester City.
Pep Gaurdiola in his post-match interview had fumed out his displeasure indicating that, his players should show much fight and more interest in wanting to win games as his side cannot afford to bottle away three goals in games which are of much significance.
“We have problems, yes. Three changes? The game is never over, but at 3-0, I could not see any danger… It is not necessary to say anything to my players. They know perfectly…..,” Pep Guardiola iterated.
