Manchester City vs Shakhtar Donetsk as it happened: City win at home despite Sergio Aguero penalty miss
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Your support makes all the difference.Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling scored either side of Sergio Aguero's penalty miss as Manchester City beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 on Tuesday for a second straight victory in Group F of the Champions League.
By seeing his penalty saved by goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov, Aguero missed a chance to join Eric Brook as City's all-time record scorer on 177 goals. It didn't end up costing the English club, though.
De Bruyne, playing in a deeper midfield role this season, has been central to City's great start to the Premier League and in Europe this season, but hadn't yet scored.
He ended that barren run in the 48th minute by collecting David Silva's short pass across the face of the penalty area and curling a shot into the top corner.
Sterling came on as a substitute and clinched victory in the 90th minute, crashing a finish in off the crossbar after Bernardo Silva had broken the offside trap down the right.
What times does it start?
The game kicks off at 7.45pm (BST) at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 26 September.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 3 and BT Sport 4K UHD will be broadcasting the game.
It’s a big game for…
Kyle Walker. The England full-back admitted this week that he cannot keep up with his left-sided teammate Benjamin Mendy’s “banter” on social media. “If you know me relatively well, I do like a bit of banter,” he said. “He started it! He came for me first. He is just relentless.” With Mendy sitting on the sidelines for this game through injury, you can be sure the Frenchman’s thumbs will be twitching at any hint of a Walker mistake. Walker had better be on his game.
Player to watch…
John Stones. The Englishman has scored three goals in his last three games in this competition – all headers from corners. Can he do it again?
Form…
Manchester City: WWWWW
Shakhtar: WDWWW
Odds…
Manchester City: 1/5
Draw: 13/2
Shakhtar: 12/1
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Team News
We start with the news that Liverpool unleash Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in the same team for the first time. Elsewhere Lloris Karius and Trent Alexander-Arnold return to the side having missed out in Saturday's win against Leicester.
Team News
Liverpool's opponents are not blessed with many household European names. Spartak Moscow's Fernando and Luiz Adriano each have a handful of caps for Brazil, but this is a team The Reds should overcome with ease.
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"Positive difficult day"
Jurgen Klopp to BT Sport: "It's the most positive difficult day I've had so far with the line-up, no player gave me a reason not to play. That's a strong bench and it's what you need. We have to mix up the quality."
(On what he expects from Spartak Moscow) "A lively performance to be honest. They were the best side last year in the league and they deserve to be champions. It's about us to control their quality and bring through our quality. They are experienced and a good footballing side."
This is your 10-minute kick off warning. We'll be providing live updates for Liverpool's clash against Spartak Moscow as Jurgen Klopp looks to add to his side's draw against Sevilla. Stick around for score updates from Tottenham's match against Apoel and Manchester City versus Shakhtar Donetsk, where we will certainly keep a close eye on Facundo Ferreyra.
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