UEFA Champions League

Feyenoord Rotterdam vs Manchester City, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Feyenoord Rotterdam
    FT
    0 - 4
    Manchester City
    • 2': John Stones
    • 10': Sergio Agüero
    • 25': Gabriel Jesus
    • 63': John Stones

    Jon Stones brace gives Manchester City perfect start in Group F

    John Stones scored a brace as Manchester City got their Champions League campaign off to a perfect start with a 4-0 thrashing of Feyenoord.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Offside, Feyenoord. Eric Botteghin tries a through ball, but Steven Berghuis is caught offside.
    • 1': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord).
    • 1': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Karim El Ahmadi.
    • 2': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 1. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
    • 5': Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eric Botteghin.
    • 10': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord).
    • 10': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 2. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michiel Kramer.
    • 14': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 14': Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 15': Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord).
    • 17': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Offside, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michiel Kramer.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Michiel Kramer (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Paul Boëtius.
    • 21': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 23': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
    • 23': Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Feyenoord. Sofyan Amrabat tries a through ball, but Michiel Kramer is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Karim El Ahmadi.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 3. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 27': Offside, Manchester City. Fernandinho tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 33': Offside, Feyenoord. Eric Botteghin tries a through ball, but Michiel Kramer is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Feyenoord).
    • 36': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Feyenoord).
    • 38': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Jeremiah St. Juste (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Michiel Kramer (Feyenoord).
    • 39': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Michiel Kramer (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord).
    • 40': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
    • 43': Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
    • 45': Offside, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jens Toornstra replaces Steven Berghuis.
    • 48': Offside, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy tries a through ball, but David Silva is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
    • 49': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Miquel Nelom (Feyenoord).
    • 52': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
    • 52': Jan-Arie van der Heijden (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 59': Offside, Manchester City. David Silva tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Sergio Agüero.
    • 60': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
    • 60': Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eric Botteghin.
    • 63': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 4. John Stones (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
    • 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Brad Jones.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Eric Botteghin (Feyenoord).
    • 66': Eric Botteghin (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Fabian Delph replaces David Silva.
    • 69': Hand ball by Jan-Arie van der Heijden (Feyenoord).
    • 70': Foul by Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord).
    • 70': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Substitution, Feyenoord. Dylan Vente replaces Michiel Kramer.
    • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Leroy Sané replaces Fernandinho.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dylan Vente.
    • 76': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 76': Jean-Paul Boëtius (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jens Toornstra (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 78': Substitution, Feyenoord. Sam Larsson replaces Sofyan Amrabat because of an injury.
    • 80': Fabian Delph (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Sam Larsson (Feyenoord).
    • 83': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jeremiah St. Juste.
    • 84': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Miquel Nelom.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
    • 86': Hand ball by Miquel Nelom (Feyenoord).
    • 87': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
    • 87': Miquel Nelom (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Feyenoord).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 4.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Feyenoord 0, Manchester City 4.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 4
    72 Possession 28
    11 SHOTS 8
    8 ON GOAL 1
    0.7 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 43,500

    Line-Ups

    FEY Feyenoord Rotterdam (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    25 Brad Jones (GK)
    33 Eric Botteghin Yellow Card
    6 Jan-Arie van der Heijden
    4 Jerry St. Juste Yellow Card
    10 Tonny Vilhena Yellow Card
    8 Karim El Ahmadi
    18 Miquel Nelom
    21 Sofyan Amrabat
    29 Michiel Kramer Yellow Card
    7 Jean-Paul Boëtius
    19 Steven Berghuis
    Feyenoord Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Kevin Diks, Dylan Vente, Sam Larsson, Lutsharel Geertruida, Justin Bijlow, Renato Tapia, Jens Toornstra.

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    5 John Stones
    22 Benjamin Mendy
    2 Kyle Walker
    25 Fernandinho
    21 David Silva
    17 Kevin De Bruyne Yellow Card
    10 Sergio Agüero
    33 Gabriel Jesus
    20 Bernardo Silva
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Eliaquim Mangala, Ilkay Gündogan, Leroy Sané, Raheem Sterling, Claudio Bravo, Danilo, Fabian Delph.

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