
Gifted teenager puts the cherry on top of City's landslide win
Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 19.10.21. | 21:49
Pep Guardiola's side was ruthless at Brugge (5-1) in the maiden game of tonight Champions League programme
A new kid is on the block.
Manchester City rushed tonight through Brugge with a 5-1 landslide victory embellished with Riyad Mahrez's brace and a superb debut goal coming from a teenager Cole Palmer.
FULL-TIME: Brugge 1-5 City
— seputarcity (@seputar_city) October 19, 2021
Great performance from the team with great scoreline. pic.twitter.com/sBUgpRD3pi
Pep Guardiola's side was dominant right from the kick-off and cemented their away victory before the half-time break with 2-0 on a scoreboard. Cancelo opened the scoring 30 minutes into the game following Foden's cross, while Mahrez netted from the spot to eliminate any dilemmas of the outcome.
The hosts from Belgium struggled to bounce back, with the Citizens dominating the match. Very soon after the squads returned from the break, Walker killed the game, but the most significant part of the tie was yet to be seen.
Kevin De Bruyne left the turf 30 minutes before the final whistle and was subbed by Palmer, a versatile midfielder with the skills of a modern-day striker that emerged from City youth setups.
3 - Cole Palmer has become only the third teenager to score in the UEFA Champions League for Manchester City after Phil Foden and Kelechi Iheanacho. Aged 19 years and 166 days, Palmer is the 10th youngest Englishman to score in the competition. Impact. pic.twitter.com/JQiIzOwuqU
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 19, 2021
Only two minutes after he joined the game, Palmer netted his maiden UCL goal, following Sterling's assist. We should definitely remember this kid's name because he looks like a real gem in prospect.
🔎 | FOCUS
— SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) October 19, 2021
Riyad Mahrez was Manchester City's main man in their dominant 5:1 win over Club Brugge:
👌 70 touches
⚽️ 2 goals
🥅 5 shots/3 on target
🔑 2 key passes
👟 42/50 accurate passes
⚔️ 5/9 duels won
❌ 2 tackles
⚖️ 1 penalty won
📈 8.7 SofaScore rating
👏👏#CLUMCI #UCL pic.twitter.com/bbEkAogn5E
Club Brugge, however, managed to score six minutes till the end before unplayable Mahrez bagged another one to conclude his team's astonishing performance with the fifth goal of the night.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP STAGE - MATCHDAY 3
Tuesday
22:00: (1.60) PSG (4.20) RB Leipzig (6.00)
22:00: (3.15) Atl.Madrid (3.20) Liverpool (2.50)
22:00: (2.60) Porto (3.25) Milan (2.95)
22:00: (2.35) Ajax (3.60) Dortmund (3.10)
22:00: (1.22) Inter (7.75) Sheriff Tiraspol (16.0)
22:00: (5.50) Shakhtar (3.90) Real Madrid (1.70)
Wednesday
19:45: (1.27) Barcelona (6.75) Dynamo Kyiv (11.0)
19:45: (2.20) Salzburg (3.50) Wolfsburg (3.50)
22:00: (8.00) Benfica (5.30) Bayern (1.40)
22:00: (1.80) Man.Utd. (3.80) Atalanta (4.80)
22:00: (3.25) Young Boys (3.40) Villareal (2.35)
22:00: (3.60) Lille (3.10) Sevilla (2.35)




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