Sancho to miss Champions League return leg with Manchester City
The German side go into the game looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit.
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It was announced last week Aguero, City’s record goalscorer, would leave the club when his contract expired in the summer.
City were 2-1 winners in a drama-packed Champions League tie in Manchester.
The Manchester City boss hailed the Borussia Dortmund star as one of the best young strikers in the game.
The Argentinian scored his first Premier League goal since January 2020 to help City to victory at Craven Cottage.
City are league champions-elect and are on a 21-game winning run.
Spectators are set to return to sports venues on a limited basis from May.
Pep Guardiola’s side won 3-1 to maintain their bid to win the Premier League title.
The Champions League round-of-16 first-leg match on February 24 will be staged at the Puskas Arena due to restrictions imposed amid the pandemic.
The Liverpool boss used a German phrase but left his audience bemused when he revealed what it meant.
Both won 2-0, against Burnley and Fulham respectively.
Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres were on target against League Two side Cheltenham.
Late goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan gave City a 2-0 win on a rain-soaked night in Manchester.
Bell made 492 appearances and scored 152 goals for City during his 13-year stay at the club.
Pep Guardiola’s men were 3-0 up by half-time at Stamford Bridge.
‘Before, I thought I was going to retire soon. Now I’m thinking I’m going to retire older,’ the Man City boss said.
Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres scored City’s goals in what was a comfortable victory despite a respectable display by the Magpies.
Meanwhile, Tottenham will host Championship side Brentford.
Raheem Sterling scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 win at St Mary’s.
Pep Guardiola described the stalemate as ‘a good point’ for Man City following last season’s three defeats to United in all competitions.
United are under pressure having been eliminated from the Champions League in midweek.
Manchester City beat the Clarets 5-0 for the fourth time in succession at the Etihad Stadium but Guardiola said the joy is missing without spectators.
‘”We really need him to get matches under his belt as we feel he is ready to play for us’, said Stephen Kenny.
The Premier League outfit came through with a 3-0 win against Olympiakos.
Porto stayed in touch with Manchester City by inflicting a 12th-straight Champions League defeat on the competition’s inaugural winners.
The Sky Blues beat Everton 3-1 after extra-time at Wembley.
Spaniard won 14 trophies in four years at Nou Camp.
Pep Guardiola saw his side claim the spoils against his former assistant Mikel Arteta.
Tyler Toland joins Glasgow City on loan.
Ruben Dias joins City and fellow defender Nicolas Otamendi moves the other way.
The striker has not played since undergoing knee surgery in June.
‘Right now, he is the best. Right now, in the midfield position, he is the best.’
Aleksandar Kolarov has joined Inter Milan from Roma.
City say neither player is displaying symptoms and both are self-isolating.
The Sky Blues were 2-0 winners over Aston Villa.
‘If this was Barcelona or maybe Real Madrid, for sure he’s going to be in trouble’, said Toure.
Real Sociedad have snapped the Spaniard up on a two-year deal.
Having combined duties last season, the Man City legend is now focusing solely on managerial duties.
Pep Guardiola’s efforts to catch Liverpool are well underway.
Guardiola is turning tomorrow’s fixture against Norwich into an audition for City’s Champions League crunch game against the Spanish giants.
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