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Commentary
8¹The Athletic Bilbao 'keeper saved a refined shot from DIATTA.
8¹An exceptional effort from MUNIAIN scraped the outside of the post.
11¹GABRI VEIGA rushed a simple chance.
13¹DIATTA booked for gamesmanship.
14¹DIEGO beat DIATTA and fired the ball to MUNIAIN who blasted his shot wide.
16¹GOAL!! A poor drive from NMECHA seemed to hold no problem for AGIRREZABALA but the ball somehow squirmed into the net. (1-0 Manchester City)
22¹CARRASCO ran onto a wonderful ball from NMECHA but dragged his shot wide of the lefthand post.
23¹MURPHY beat three Athletic Bilbao players and fired a golden opportunity wide.
25¹The bemused VLACHODIMOS could only watch as a backpass from MANU SÁNCHEZ fell just over.
28¹HERRERA shot over.
37¹GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from FEGHOULI shook the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was kicked into the net by MUNIAIN. (1-1)
39¹GABRI VEIGA clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
39¹A shot from DIATTA was headed off the line by TRAORÉ.
40¹A poor strike from VESGA bounced agonisingly wide.
41¹DIEGO worked the ball to GURUZETA, YERAY latched onto his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
43¹GOAL!! Uncertainty between OTAMENDI and VLACHODIMOS allowed DIEGO to volley the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Athletic Bilbao)
2²A corner fell to MUNIAIN who forced an effort just beyond the far post.
5²TRAORÉ headed just wide.
10²A clever cross from HERRERA was hit goalbound by MUNIAIN only for VLACHODIMOS to block.
11²A cross from NMECHA left CARRASCO in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
15²MURPHY made space on the left and pulled the ball to DIATTA who touched the ball over.
16²Uncertainty in the Manchester City defence enabled GURUZETA to fire the ball over the bar.
18²A drive from HERRERA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
26²MUNIAIN was put clear by TRAORÉ and he nutmegged the 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
30²A penalty box meleé resulted in MATVIYENKO knocking the ball wide.
39²MURPHY floated the ball to BADIASHILE who turned it over the bar.

 
Manchester City
 
League position: 18
Home league form: WLWL
Overall league form: LWLOLLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Odysseas VLACHODIMOS6 17 Julen AGIRREZABALA
FERNANDINHO5½27½Hamari TRAORÉ
Yannick CARRASCO7½36½Mykola MATVIYENKO
MANU SÁNCHEZ6½47 Mikel VESGA
Nicolás OTAMENDI7 57½YERAY Álvarez
(c)Benoît BADIASHILE6 66 Unai NÚÑEZ
Jacob MURPHY7 77 Sofiane FEGHOULI
Krépin DIATTA7 87 Iker MUNIAIN
(p)GABRI VEIGA6½97 Gorka GURUZETA(p)
(f)Felix NMECHA7½106½Ander HERRERA(c,f)
Lorenzo INSIGNE5½116 DIEGO López
Manager
Albert-Mboyo LOKONGA  12  SERGI GÓMEZ Solá
Loris KARIUS  13  ANDER IRUARRIZAGA Díez
Federico BERNARDESCHI  14  Iñigo LEKUE
Adem LJAJIC  15  OIER ZARRAGA Egaña
Reiss NELSON  16  Ander CAPA
 
Athletic Bilbao
 
League position: 6
Away league form: LWWW
Overall league form: WLWLWWWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Manchester City 1 Athletic Bilbao 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 38,954, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: John Blankenstein 6)

Nmecha 16¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Muniain 37¹, Diego 43¹
  
  
Diatta 13¹ 
28
67
48
45
610
1015
32
47%53%
Man of the match: Felix Nmecha