What was set to be a harrowing night became a memorable one for Manchester City as Leroy Sané’s late equaliser and Raheem Sterling’s 90th-minute winner gave them a famous win.
It meant that despite ending the game with 10 men following Nicolás Otamendi’s red card, and so being without him and the suspended Fernandinho for the second leg, they remain favourites to progress to the quarter-finals.
Written by Jamie Jackson at the Veltins Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/20/schalke-manchester-city-champions-league-match-report under the title “Raheem Sterling gives Manchester City crucial advantage over Schalke”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
