Man City cruise past Gladbach to brink of Champions League last eight Budapest (AFP) – Premier League leaders Manchester City closed in on the Champions League quarter-finals after cruising past Borussia Moenchengladbach witha comfortable 2-0 win in Wednesday’s Champions League last 16, first leg tie in Budapest.
A first half header from Bernardo Silva and a Gabriel Jesus strike in the second extended a winning streak by Pep Guardiola’s high-flying side to 19 games in all competitions.
With six changes from the side which started Sunday’s win over Arsenal City camped inside the Gladbach half for most of the game, moved to Hungary due to Germany’s Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Pep Guardiola wears strange coat with huge Man City emblem as his stylish side rack up 19th straight win
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Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 7:38
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MANCHESTER CITY left Germany with two crucial away goals against Borussia Monchengladbach - but Pep Guardiola s coat stole the show. Can you sugar coat that?
Pep Guardiola s jacket choice this evening certainly raised eyebrows in the studio pic.twitter.com/Tv1tX0N21B Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 24, 2021
But Guardiola stepped up his game as he debuted a jacket which sported a massive City badge across the back.
Naturally, fans were in hysterics online with the slick coat as his stylish side won yet again.