MAN CITY YAPIGA MTU TANO, MAN UNITED YASHIKWA ULAYA

MABAO ya Sergio Aguero na Alvaro Negredo yametoa mchango mkubwa wa ushindi wa Manchester City 5-2 dhidi ya CSKA ya Urusi katika Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya usiku huu na kuifanya klabu hiyo ifuzu kwa mara ya kwanza kutoka hatua ya makundi ya michuano hiyo katika histoeia yake. 

Aguero alifunga bao la kwanza kwa penalti dakika ya pili baada ya David Silva kuangushwa kwenye eneo la hatari na Zoran Tosic.

Mshambuliaji huyo wa Argentina akafunga la pili dakika 10 baadaye, kabla ya ya Negredo kufunga la tatu dakika ya 30 pasi ya Aguero, la nne dakika ya 51 pasi ya Samir Nasri na la tano dakika ya pili ya muda wa nyongeza baada ya kutimia dakika 90, pasi ya James Milner.

Mabao ya CSKA yamefungwa na Doumbia dakika ya 45 pasi ya Wernbloom na dakika y 71.

Kikosi cha Manchester City kilikuwa: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Clichy, Fernandinho (Milner 46), Demichelis, Nastasic, Nasri, Toure, Negredo, Aguero, Silva.

CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev, Nababkin, Schennikov, Milanov (Elm 46), Berezoutski, Ignashevitch, Tosic, Wernbloom, Doumbia, Honda, Musa/Zuber dk45.

Stunned: Sergio Aguero sent Manchester City into an early lead against their Russian rivals.

Taking a tumble: David Silva was hauled to the ground by Zoran Tosic in the penalty area

No mistake: Aguero netted the penalty to ease the pressure on the hosts

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Sensation: Aguero continued his scoring run after losing his marker with a sumptuous turn

Sealed with a kiss: Aguero wheels away to the Manchester City supporters at the Etihad

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Physical prowess: Alvaro Negredo (left) nips in front of Sergei Ignashevich

Put it there: Negredo high-fives David Silva after scoring his first of the game

Easy: Aguero picks out his strike partner for him to roll the ball into the net

Strong stance: One supporter makes his views clear on the unsavoury scenes that marred City's win in Moscow, when Yaya Toure was the subject of racist abuse from sections of the home support.

Lifeline: Seydou Doumbia nipped in behind Matija Nastasic to score CSKA's opening goal

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Moving in: At one point the police were pictured moving into the away stand

Swing and a miss: Yaya Toure sends a free-kick into the stands from long range

Creator: Samir Nasri (left) tries to unlock CSKA's defence from the midfield position

Tightened: Police officers ushered CSKA fans into the Etihad stadium

Thorough: Visiting fans' flags and banners were examined by interpreters on their way in

Searched: Security at the Etihad was heightened for the visit of the Russian clubs' supporters

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Acknowledgment: Negredo salutes the home supporters after rolling home his second of the evening

Poetry in motion: Nasri showed a deft touch to seek out the Spaniard for City's fourth

Katika mchezo mwingine, Robin van Persie alikosa penalti muhimu na Javier Hernandez akapoteza nafasi nzuri ya kufunga Manchester United ikitoa sare ya bila kufungana na Real Sociedad.

Shocker: Javier Hernandez fired over the bar from just yards out when he should have scored

Golden opportunity: Robin van Persie misses a second-half penalty for Manchester United

Down he goes: Ashley Young went down under the slightest touch from the Sociedad player

Slippery surface Ashley? The United winger has a history of diving and Sociedad raged at the penalty call

Whoops: Van Persie hits the post with the goal gaping as United struggled to break the deadlock

Up, up and away: Marouane Fellaini heads the ball clear from the Manchester United box

Wednesday, November 06, 2013