That is not an incident, but the rule - the champion of England still do not know how to play the Champions League.
More can be stories about not overcome diseases beginner or three. Obviously the problem is deeper and more difficult to explain. Manchester City simply does not play in the Champions League is not nearly as in the domestic championship.
Three years ago, during the first summer and fall of "citizens" in the elite since 1969, a team from Manchester was eliminated in the group stage. Took third place in the standings, behind Bayern and Napoli, who had never won. He went on to compete in the Europa League, Porto knocked, and stood in two matches with Sporting (0: 1, 3: 2).
The following season - 2012/13, Siti took place in the elite as a champion of the Premier League and optimistically set off in the fall, put in the "group of death" with Borussia, Real Madrid and Ajax. I again stopped in the first round, as the last placed team - without a single win!
Last year, at the Etihad are thought to have finally matured and are ready to step forward and the Euro scene. Are pushed to the farthest then played against Barcelona in March, but did not have the strength to do what she and Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Group stage finished in second place behind Bayern, and in front of Viktoria Plzen and CSKA Moscow.
Will long be remembered confusion Manuel Pellegrini at the Allianz Arena, but his players did not know that they needed a victory in Munich 4: 2 and not 5: 2.
What is the situation this year? Such that, despite only score two points in four games, "citizens" and still have a chance to qualify for the knockout phase.
Of course, the road to elimination rounds now is significantly more difficult than they expected.
In the last two games (both against CSKA Moscow) won by just one point, and practice that for what it's Yaya Toure did on Wednesday (beating rival, direct red card) receive at least a two-match suspension. So, it will have without it.
Table Group E looks like this: 12 Bayern, Roma 4, FC 4, Siti 2. By the end will be played two games:
25 November: CSKA - Roma, Manchester City - Bayern and December 10: AS Roma - Manchester City, Bayern CSKA.
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