Pep Guardiola’s teachers and students won a big battle in Group C Champions League, September 18.

Man City lost to Norwich 2-3 in the Premier League over the weekend. Before the match, they received bad news when midfielder John Stones suffered a relapse and had to rest for 4 to 6 weeks. However, despite the difficulties, Man City played an overwhelming match on the pitch of the team ranked as the second strongest Group C.

In the middle of the first half, Guardiola’s army opened the score. Gabriel Jesus was the author and then released the second route to finish Ilkay Gundogan. The kick hit the post and bounced to Riyad Mahrez’s position and the midfielder easily cushioned the ball into an empty net, when goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov was unable to stand up after falling.

At the end of the first half, Shakhtar had a good chance to shorten the lead but striker Junior Moraes failed to win against Ederson in the face. After that, Moraes confronted Ederson once after speeding to eliminate Man City defender. However, the Brazilian striker still can not overcome compatriots.

Man City continued to create many scoring opportunities after leading 2-0. De Bruyne misses a post in a high-speed counter. At the beginning of the second half, Gundogan definitely hit Pyatov’s position. Defender Shakhtar’s subsequent shot found the position of Raheem Sterling but the England international finished the post.

The goal of the home team is continuously bombarded by Gundogan, Jesus or De Bruyne. Otamendi put the ball into Shakhtar but was not recognized for offside. However, in a counter-attack a few minutes later, Man City scored the third goal. De Bruyne opened the ball for Jesus to speed up and finish past Pyatov in the face-to-face phase. Outside the pitch, Guardiola raised his hands in the air to show his joy after witnessing this goal of the student.

In the end of the second half, Guardiola gave the opportunity to play for defenders like Benjamin Mendy or rookie Joao Cancelo. In the coming time, Man City will have to fight in many arenas in the context of lack of forces. Therefore, Guardiola wants all his players to be ready.