Soccer / olympiakos

Manchester City caught up with the Champions League finalists, after defeating its Greek host Olympiacos, with a goal without reply, this evening, Wednesday, in the framework of the fourth round of the group stage. Phil Foden scored the goal for Manchester City in the 36th minute. Manchester City raised its score to 12 points at the top of Group C, while Olympiacos stuck at 3 points in third place. Manchester City started the match strongly, with a shot by Rodrigo from outside the penalty area in the third minute, which was caught by goalkeeper Sa. Foden penetrated the left side of the penalty area in the ninth minute, before he hit a ball, which was saved by goalkeeper Sa again. Man City continued its early advance towards the Greek team's goal, with a header kicked by Jesus in the 11th minute, which was caught by the Olympiacos goalkeeper. Fodin reappeared in the 15th minute, with a shot from the edge of the penalty area, and passed by the post. Jesus was alone with the Olympiacos goalkeeper from the left side of the penalty area in the 33rd minute, and the Brazilian blocked a ball, which Sa shone in facing. Manchester City opened the scoring in the 36th minute, after Jesus passed Westerling on the left side of the penalty area, to pass the latter directly a wonderful ball with the heel to Voden, who shot a direct ball into the net. Sterling tried to kill the match by adding the second goal, after a strong ground shot from the edge of the penalty area, which Sa shone in the response in the 44th minute. In the first minute of stoppage time, Sterling carried out a violation from the borders of the penalty area, and hit a strong ball, which left Sa for a kick Corner, to end the first half with Manchester City advancing with a goal. Manchester City almost added the second goal in the 50th minute, with a curved shot from Gundogan from the edge of the penalty area, which passed shortly to the post. Mindy fired a shot from outside the penalty area in the 53rd minute, but the ball went wide. Man City continued to try to pay from outside the penalty area, and this time the attempt came via Cancelo in the 61st minute, and Sa was caught. Cancello exchanged the ball in a wonderful way with Jesus, to separate the Portuguese from PSA, but he hit a weak ball, which was successfully blocked by the goalkeeper in the 64th minute. City's players mastered in wasting easy opportunities, after the ball cleared before Bernardo in the 66th minute inside the penalty area, to try to hit a ball with the heel Sa shine in the counter. Cancelo sent a special cross to Voden, who was free of control, in the 71st minute, and the latter hit a header that passed next to the post. Guardiola made two substitutions in the 76th minute, with Sterling, Rodrigo, Mahrez and Fernandinho leaving, and two minutes later Zinchenko and Aguero paid at the expense of Mendy and Jesus, before being substituted the fifth in the 86th minute with Gundogan leaving and Doyle descending instead. And in a rare attacking appearance for Olympiacos in the 88th minute, Fortunes shot a ball from the borders of the penalty area, and passed next to the post, to end the match with Manchester City winning with a goal without response, and ensuring qualification for the round of 16.