Then came the moment to level that will haunt Raheem Sterling, who blazed the ball over an empty net, and a minute later Dembélé scored again. “Different year, same stuff.”City’s biggest Champions League win of the season, though, came off the pitch when its lawyers overturned a two-season ban from European competitions. Given that a place in the semifinals was on the line, City’s back line didn’t rise to the challenge. At that point Kyle Walker was alongside Cornet at the halfway line but the City right back lingered rather than tracking back. He scored three goals against the then-Premier League champions across the two group stage games last season.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2020 16:18 UTC