Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino is aware of the pressure that his team is under to succeed in the Champions League but also declared that tomorrow’s tie was a mouthwatering prospect for fans and offered his thoughts on tactics for the forthcoming game. “For the last six seasons Barca has played in the Semi Finals of […]
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Aguero sidelined for a month
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that in-form striker Sergio Aguero will be sidelined for a month after coming off with a hamstring problem in Wednesday night’s 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Aguero had only just returned from injury and was forced to play the whole FA Cup 4th Round tie […]
City go up a gear and hit pole position
TOTTENHAM 1, MANCHESTER CITY 5 Manchester City handed another 5-1 thrashing out at White Hart Lane and returned to the top of the league in style with their eighth five goal (or greater) performance or greater. Two seasons ago, a 5-1 victory at WHite Hart Lane set the scene for an eventful season which ended […]
Aguero hat trick spares City from FA Cup heartbreak
MAN CITY 4, WATFORD 2 Sergio Aguero’s deadly second-half hat trick spared Manchester City from the embarrassment of losing to Championship club Watford in the FA Cup. The striker, who has now amassed 25 goals for the season, came to City’s rescue almost single handedly on an afternoon when a giantkilling act looked a distinct […]
City rampage into Capital One Cup final
WEST HAM 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Capital One Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg; City win 9-0 on aggregate) Manchester City are just one game away from the first trophy of the season after they completed the formality of qualifying for the Capital One Cup final with a brace of goals by Alvaro Negredo plus one […]