BASEL (Reuters) - Manchester City effectively killed off their Champions League tie against FC Basel after 23 minutes on Tuesday, flattening the Swiss champions with three quickfire goals on their way to a 4-0 away win. Basel did their best to make a game of it and created several openings but looked vulnerable every time City attacked. Despite the scoreline, City had 12 shots to Basel's 11 and the Swiss could have taken an early lead. Reality struck for Basel in the 14th minute when Gundogan beat Fabian Frei to Kevin de Bruyne's corner and headed in. A brilliant Vaclik save denied Gundogan a hat-trick late on but, even so, the second leg looks little more than a formality for Guardiola's side.

Source: The Star February 13, 2018 21:59 UTC