"Citizens” beat Brentford and took second place in the English Championship standings.
Manchester CitydefeatedBrentfordUkrainian midfielder Egor at home Yarmolyuk in the rescheduled match of the 18th round of the English Premier League (EPL). The match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester ended with the score 1:0.
The first half of the match passed without goals. Midway through the second half, Pep Guardiola's team managed to take the lead – in the 71st minute, Erling Haaland scored after a pass from Julian Alvarez.
For Haaland, this is the 17th goal this season in the English Championship. The Norwegian forward also has 5 assists.
In the 80th minute, Erling could have scored a double, but his goal was not counted due to offside.
Note that Yarmolyuk was included in the lineup “Brentford” for this match, but never came off the bench.
Review of the match “Manchester City” – “Brentford”
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After this victory, Manchester City (56 points) rose to second place in the Premier League, beating Arsenal (55 points) of Ukrainian Alexander Zinchenko. Liverpool is in the lead (57 points). Brentford (25 points) is in 14th position.
In the next round, Manchester City will play away against Bournemouth on February 24 against Ukrainian defender Ilya Zabarny. Brentford will face West Ham away on February 26.
