The third round of the Champions League group A began a fierce battle, Bruges sat at home to welcome the Challenge of Premier League giants Manchester City, before the game Bruges 1 win 1 draw 1 draw and 4 points ranked second, the first game they drew 1-1 at home to Greater Paris, the second away game 2-1 beat Leipzig, and Manchester City 1 win 1 loss with 3 points ranked third, the first game they defeated Leipzig 6-3 at home, the second away 0-2 loss to Greater Paris. It is clear that Bruges is menacing, and this time sitting on the home advantage, certainly do not want to miss the opportunity to score points, while Manchester City do not want to lose two consecutive away games.
In terms of starting lineup, Bruges lined up a 352 formation, while Manchester City lined up a 433 formation, Glallish, Foden, Mahrez formed a forward trident, De Bruyne, Rodri, B seat formed a midfield barrier, Canceló, Laporta, Díaz, Walker Town guarded the last line of defense of the team, the goalkeeper was Ederson, it is clear that Manchester City has more offensive players, they are more eager to grasp the offensive initiative, and Brugge has placed heavy troops in the midfield, the intention is obviously to play a defensive counterattack, After all, the strength is too different from Manchester City, and it is the best choice for them to stabilize the defense and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
In the 30th minute of the game, Foden directly up the ball near the center circle to send the ball to the front, Canceló followed up with a chest unload near the line of the big penalty area, and then followed up with a poke to win, 1-0, Manchester City took the lead.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Mahrez was shoveled to the ground by the opposing defender in the penalty area, Manchester City won the penalty, Mahrez took the penalty and won the bottom left corner of the goal, 2-0, Manchester City extended the advantage.
In the 52nd minute of the game, Manchester City launched an attack on the right side of the field, De Bruyne received a pass from his teammate and sent the ball directly into the box, Walker cleverly inserted a calm low shot, 3-0, Manchester City played crazy.
In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester City launched a direct attack on the left side of the backfield, Sterling received a direct block from his teammates in front of the field, ran all the way to the left side of the big penalty area line, and then turned the ball back to Palmer, who stopped the ball and adjusted a step, and then shot in, 4-0, Manchester City scored another goal.
In the 81st minute of the match, Brugge pulled a goal back by Vanakon's shot in front of goal.
In the 84th minute of the match, Mahrez single-handedly scored and sealed the victory.
Then the two sides did not succeed, and finally last season's Champions League runner-up Manchester City won 5-1, the whole game, Manchester City had 59% of the ball, bombed 22 feet, 9 shots on target, the opponent 5 shots 2 positive. After this campaign, Manchester City temporarily rose to the top of the group with 6 points, and De Bruyne, who started the game, also ushered in his own milestone, ushering in 500 appearances in all competitions of his club career.