Timmy T Maranda
Ukushintsha kwe-Manchester City kokungahlulwa kubhekwe kakhulu emlenzeni wokuqala we-UEFA Champions League emidlalweni ye-round-16 lapho izodlala neqembu lase-Bundesliga i-Borrusia Monchengladbach ngoLwesithathu e-Puskas Arena e-Budapest.
La maqembu azobhekana okwesikhombisa. Emdlalweni wabo odlule iGladbach yashaya i-City ngamagoli amane kwamabili sekuhlanganiswe imilenze kuma-quarter final yowezi-1978/79 ye-UEFA Cup.
Iqembu likaPep Guardiola lisondela kulo mdlalo linerekhodi lokungahlulwa emidlalweni engama-25 kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano. I-Citizens ifinyelele esigabeni somkhumulajezi se-Champions League ngesizini yesishiyagalombili elandelana, okuyisikhathi eside kakhulu seqembu laseNgilandi.
EzikaGuardiola ziqede phezulu ku-Group C, zingahlulwa emidlalweni emihlanu.
I-Manchester City yagcina ukuhlulwa ngoLwezi ngowezi-2020 ibhekene ne-Tottenham Hotspur futhi kusukela lapho yaba semkhunjini wokuhola amanye amaqembu, ngokunqoba okuyi-13 kulandelana emidlalweni eyi-18 kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano.
UGuardiola uthe bazoya kulo mdlalo njengayo yonke eminye imidlalo.
“Ngeke siguqule lutho ngaphandle kwemininingwane emincane okujwayela kancane,” kusho uGuardiola ekhasini le-Twitter le-Manchester City.
“Asikujwayele ukudlala kwabo ngoba badlala e-Germany kodwa sizodlala umdlalo wethu bese sizama ukuthola umphumela njengoba nje sesenzile kuze kube manje,” kusho uGuardiola.
I-Citizens izothuthukiswa ukubuyela esimeni esigcwele komdlali wasesiswini uKevin De Bruyne kanye nomdlali wase-Argentina uSergio Aguero, obe yingxenye yokunqoba kwe-Arsenal ngempelasonto.
“Wonke umuntu ngaphandle kukaNathan Ake uphilile,” kusho uGuardiola.
Isithombe: @manchestercity