Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Manchester City win 3-2 on aggregate
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2nd Leg - Manchester City win 3-2 on aggregate
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Manchester City win 3-2 on aggregate
Manchester City beat PSG thanks to superb Kevin De Bruyne strike
Kevin De Bruyne was once again the hero as Manchester City advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League by beating PSG 1-0 at the Etihad.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 2': Offside, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
- 10': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
- 16': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 16': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 20': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gaël Clichy (Manchester City).
- 23': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 25': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 25': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain).
- 25': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gregory Van der Wiel.
- 29': Penalty Manchester City. Sergio Agüero draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Penalty conceded by Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Sergio Agüero should be disappointed.
- 31': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
- 31': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City).
- 35': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Delay in match Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 38': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jesús Navas (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
- 44': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Thiago Motta because of an injury.
- 45': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Gaël Clichy (Manchester City).
- 45'+3': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 46': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 47': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
- 48': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 48': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Fernando (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 54': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Maxwell is caught offside.
- 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
- 58': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 60': Attempt missed. Fernando (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Serge Aurier.
- 62': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
- 62': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maxwell.
- 65': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 65': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain).
- 68': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 71': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 72': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maxwell.
- 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Javier Pastore.
- 76': Goal! Manchester City 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando.
- 78': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 79': Hand ball by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
- 80': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a through ball.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 82': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Yaya Touré replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 84': Hand ball by Gaël Clichy (Manchester City).
- 85': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 85': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Fabian Delph replaces David Silva.
- 88': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
- 88': Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Yaya Touré (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Manchester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Sergio Agüero.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Gaël Clichy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
Statistics
 PSG |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 64.3 | Possession | 35.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 603 | Accurate Passes | 285 |
| 711 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,039
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,039
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 20 | Eliaquim Mangala |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 22 | Gaël Clichy |
| 3 | Bacary Sagna |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 25 | Fernandinho  |
| 6 | Fernando |
| 10 | Sergio Agüero |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 15 | Jesús Navas |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 19 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Thiago Motta |
| 17 | Maxwell |
| 23 | Gregory van der Wiel |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
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