Pep Guardiola led Manchester City team were in action yesterday in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals ties against Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
The Cityzen in the game were able to display another top notch delivery thereby emerged victorious in the thrilling encounter which was a form of revenge against the Los Blancos, who knocked them out of the competition at the penultimate stage.
Manchester City were on track after they managed to secure a one all draw scoreline away from home in the first leg of the ties at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, after which they perfected the mission yesterday with a massive four nil win that ended the game five goals to one on aggregate.
A stunning brace from Bernardo Silva in the first half of the game gave the host a double lead going into the half time break which ended two nil, before Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez wrapped up the convincing victory in the second half.
Here are three best players for the Cityzen in the thrilling encounter as Manchester City secured a spot in the final of the competition to be played against Inter Milan:
Bernardo Silva
The Portuguese international and former AS Monaco star was outstanding for the host at the heart of the centre-field where he played more of the offensive role, thereby helped to get the ball advanced upfront which as such got him directly involved in two of his team's four goals courtesy of a first half brace that gave his team a double lead going into the half time break.
Manuel Akanji
The Swiss defender was solid for the host at the heart of the defence line where he made some decisive and dangerous clearances to deny the visitor from founding the back of the night, thereby played instrumental role in the crucial win complemented with a clean sheet.
He was also pivotal in helping to get the ball advanced upfront which as such got him directly involved in one of his team's goals courtesy of the third goal of the night.
Kevin De Bruyne
The Belgian international and former Chelsea star was phenomenal for the host at the heart of the centre-field where he also played more of the offensive role, as he also got directly involved in two of the four goals courtesy of a brace of assists.
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