Large City-comeback, despite the red card and WAS-adversity

Manchester City defeated the German hosts with 3-2 after a hell of a football match, which WAS again took a leading role.

Schalke 04 had otherwise taken into account for a City crew in excellent form, and set up for the 1/8-finals with five man in bagkæden. Manchester City started without the former Schalke-player Leroy Sané took their seats on the bench.

however, He was not immediately missed in the heat of the opening, where guests from the start and sat down on the events.

In a high tempo they had sent more completions against Ralf Fährmann in the Schalke goal, and in the 18. minutes brought the light blue of Manchester in front.

agüero, as exults after scoring to 0-1. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix

Salif Sané lost the ball in front of own box, David Silva laid the ball inside to Aguero, who just had to put the foot on to bring the guests in front. The goal was followed by a larger discussion, as the Schalke-players believed that there had been committed a foul in an episode just before the scoring.

After a talk with the people in WAS room, let the referee Carlos del Cerro, however, the scoring count.

the City continued subsequent control, but it was the germans, who had equalised after 38. minutes.

A completion from the Caligiuri hit the City-stops Otamendi on the arm, and initially remained the referee's whistle is silent. But loud protests from Schalkes players and bench got re-set WAS the system in turn, and in a great uproar was convicted punish to the dark blue.

A warning to the Otamendi was it also, which means that increasing the argentinian is not with in the second leg, and from the punish-the stain was Nabil Bentaleb security itself. He sent Ederson the wrong way, and then it was 1-1 in Gelsenkirchen.

the City of the players was everything else than happy with Carlos Del Cerros decision. Photo: Matthew Childs/Ritzau Scanpix

No beating around the bush from Schalkes number 10, Nibal Bentaleb. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix

The attending fans, however bad to get the arms down, before the technician from Algeria got a second chance from the 11-meter spot. Fernandinho did clumsy Salif Sané in the box, and this time there was no doubt.

a Yellow card, also quarantined in returen and Bentaleb was once again the big in the duel with Ederson. This time went the brazilian to the right side, but the ball was kicked hard and probably up in the nettaget.

Ederson was stand a chance against Bentaleb. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix

2-1 for Schalke, which also was the result at the break.

Man City seemed intent after the break and had several good deals that should have resulted in a equalization.

But would the ball not, and to make matters worse, it was Otamendi in the 68. minutes presented for his second yellow card. A clumsy free kick sent the correct stopper early in the bath and suddenly saw it seriously difficult for the guests.

Otamendi receives the marching order. Photo: Wolfgang Rattay/Ritzau Scanpix

With a quarter of an hour was Leroy Sané then allowed to re-brand the Veltins-Arena's grass under his feet, when he replaced agüero, as. And 10 minutes later he did the evil at his old club.

On the most beautiful show controlled he a free-kick over the wall and up in the right corner, and bringing the balance in the accounts.

the Sane demonstrated excellent sparketeknik at 2-2 scoring. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix

But City were not finished yet. Minutes later landed a long kick off for the feet of Raheem Sterling, who elegantly took it and udplacerede keeper-Fährmann. Deserved 3-2 to the guests, which looks like the sure-fire favorites, in returen in Manchester.