Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan stressed at Manchester City’s “dominance” of Barcelona.
Manchester City beat Barcelona 3 – 1 at the Etihad stadium. Lionel Messi opened the scoring after starting a counter attacking move from the front of his own box. City equalized through Ilkay Gundogan who was lurking at the back post to convert Sergio Aguero’s cutback. Kevin De Bruyne put City ahead via a beautiful freekick and man of the match Gundogan added a third late in the game.
And after the game Gundogan said: “We started a bit nervous, especially the first 20 or 30 minutes. But after that, after the goal, we won the self-confidence back and the second half was incredible. We dominated Barca in the second half and had a few more chances to score. I think the result is more than deserved.”He added: “It was not so much about the tactics today, I think it was more about mentality. Winning one-on-ones. It was an unbelievable game from our side and it was an incredible night for everyone. Obviously it was a big game for us. We knew we were under pressure.”
The midfielder continued: “At the beginning it was difficult, we made a few mistakes, but I think the second half was very good and we deserved it. I don’t think Barca created a lot of chances and in the end we deserved the victory. Everybody knows the style we’re playing and even for Barcelona we tried to do the same. It’s obviously difficult against them.”
He concluded: “In Barcelona we also tried it with a little bit less luck, but today everything fell into place, especially in the second half. It’s an enormous boost to go further in the Champions League now.”
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