Man City beat Copenhagen in 1st leg of Champions League last 16
Baku, February 14, AZERTAC
Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1 in Denmark on Tuesday in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 to control the tie, Anadolu Agency reports.
The English club's Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne scored the opener in the 10th minute.
Following a mistake by Man City goalkeeper Ederson, home team Copenhagen equalized. Magnus Mattsson curled home a shot to beat Ederson in the 34th minute as Parken Stadium went wild.
Near the end of the first half, Bernardo Silva flicked the ball into Copenhagen's net as Man City were on a 2-1 lead.
In stoppage time of the second half, Man City's English star Phil Foden scored in the area after exchanging passes with De Bruyne to seal the result.
Man City earned a two-goal advantage before the second leg to be held on March 6 in Manchester.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 1-0 in Germany on Tuesday evening as Brahim Diaz scored the winner.
The second leg will be in Madrid on March 6.
The last 16 will continue with Wednesday's fixtures.
Bayern Munich will visit Italy's Lazio in Rome, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will play against Spain's Real Sociedad at home.
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