Man City 1 v 3 Bayern Munich Ribery (7), Muller (56), Robben (65), Negredo (80)
Bayern Munich prove to be too strong for City. Ribery put the German champions ahead in the seventh minute after his long range strike beat a despairing Joe Hart. Muller doubled the Germans lead shortly after half time by rounding Hart before tapping in. Robben added a third soon after brilliantly dribbling through the City defence and driving his shot inside the near post. Man City managed to produce a consolation goal towards the end of the game after turning his defender on the edge of the box before curling the ball into the far bottom corner. David Silva came close to another goal but his free kick struck the crossbar.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Ribery who proved to be a constant threat. Man City were shown a European lesson at the Etihad but they improved when Negredo came off the bench to provide a more physical presence up front. Bayern were very strong and simply outclassed City for the majority of the game.
Shakhtar Donetsk 1 v 1 Man United Welbeck (18), Taison (76)
Late Shaktar goal denies United victory. Van Persie blazed over an early United chance before Cleverly was fortunate not to have given away a penalty as the referee didn't point to the spot. However, United took the lead in the opening twenty minutes as Welbeck was on hand to slide in Fellaini's cross. Shakhtar looked more of a threat in the second half and equalised in the last fifteen minutes as Taison smashed his shot past De Gea as Vidic failed to clear the ball.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Carrick was the best player on the pitch. Shakhtar put plenty of pressure on United and it eventually paid off as they got their late equaliser. United started the game strongly and deservedly went ahead but they looked uncertain in defence which ultimately cost them the three points.
Best Goal: Contenders: Robben and Negredo. Winner: Robben
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