On Wednesday night, City welcomed Copenhagen to the Etihad Stadium, hoping to maintain their 3-1 lead from the first leg.
Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez scored to put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead 2-0 inside 10 minutes.
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Mohamed Elyounoussi made it 2-1 in the 29th minute, and Erling Haaland scored City’s third shortly before halftime.
Mario Balotelli blasts off fireworks in the dressing room.
0 out of 22 seconds.
Nunes was replaced in the second half after suffering a severe finger injury.
Micah Hamilton replaced the Portuguese after 74 minutes.
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After Nunes’ injury, one fan posted on social media, “Oh my f**king god Nunes’s finger…”
Another tweeted, “How can I silence a picture? “I’ve seen that Nunes photo enough.”
A third fan commented, “THAT VIEW OF NUNES’ FINGER.” “Oh my God, that was horrible.”
Someone else commented, “OH MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED TO NUNES’ FINGER.”
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A fifth said, “Oh my god, Nunes, that’s horrific.”
EPL Bible City won 3-1 on the night and 6-2 on aggregate to continue their Champions League defence.
Stephen Warnock, a former England and Liverpool defender, told BBC Radio 5 Live that Manchester City had a very comfortable night. The game was never jeopardised because of the first leg.
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“This is my one issue with Pep Guardiola. He has three young players on the bench, and this is an excellent opportunity to get them on the pitch and give them some game experience.”
On the same night, Real Madrid advanced to the last eight with a 1-1 draw against RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid advanced 2-1 on aggregate.
City will now concentrate on this weekend’s mouth-watering Premier League battle with Liverpool at Anfield.
