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Point puts Man City through
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Manchester City qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach.
The goals came in the first half, with a thunderous strike from Raffael giving the hosts the lead in the 24th minute before David Silva got a lacklustre City level with the last kick of the opening period.
Both sides were also reduced to 10 men in the second 45 minutes, with Gladbach captain Lars Stindl sent off six minutes into the half and Fernandinho dismissed 12 minutes later with the duo shown two yellow cards.
The point was enough to send Man City through to the knockout rounds as they have a better head-to-head record against the Bundesliga side, with Barcelona also going through after beating Celtic in Group C’s other fixture.
Although City saw the better of the ball in the first half, it was Gladbach who had the first effort of the game as Stindl played Fabian Johnson through in the box, but Claudio Bravo got low to keep him out, before Sergio Aguero slipped on the surface and was unable to connect properly with a Silva cross.
The hosts made their pressure count and took the lead in the 24th minute with a sublime effort from …
