A patient build-up resulted in Samir Nasri crossing for Lampard to coolly flick home from six yards out
Browsing: Man City
The home side’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages now look extremely slim having only collected two points from a possible 12
However City inexplicably fell off the pace in the second half and came away with only a point after Doumbia dragged CSKA back in to the game and then Bebras Natcho converted a late penalty
Midway through the first half, Jesús Navas’s acrobatic effort from just outside the box took a huge deflection and left the Milan goalkeeper, Michael Agazzi, with no chance
The Frenchman netted 11 times for City last season, including decisive goals in their Capital One Cup final win over Sunderland and the opener in their final-day win over West Ham, which secured a second league title in three seasons
A statement by the national under-20 male team’s Media Officer, Samm Audu, disclosed that the Flying Eagles team secretary, Aliyu Ibrahim, gave this indication in Abuja
Nasri scored City goal in the 2-1 quarter-final home defeat, as the possibility of a domestic treble evaporated, and the France international admitted to feeling “hungover” after the defeat
City face stiff competition from Chelsea and Manchester United for the 18-year-old but, with Gaël Clichy having lost his first-team berth and doubts about the defensive abilities of his replacement Aleksandar Kolarov, the Southampton defender represents an attractive, long-term investment
The 33-year-old Nigerian defender revealed he rejected a host of offers from other countries to join Norwich, thanks to manager Chris Hughton’s persuasive argument
After Sergio Aguero had put them ahead early in the first half, Yaya Toure doubled City’s advantage from the penalty spot immediately after the restart, after Danny Rose was red carded for bringing down Edin Dzeko
He scored six goals in seven matches – including one in Nigeria’s victory over Mexico in the final and four in one match against the same opposition in the group phase – and also provided seven assists
City goalkeeper, Joe Hart, was left with an ugly cut beneath his left eye after saving at the feet of Cameron Jerome in the first half and it was to mark the start of a frantic afternoon for the England man
Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, was quoted by team’s spokesman, Ben Alaiya, as saying that he had to sanction the departure of the player after his father, James Iheanacho, personally put a call to him on Monday afternoon requesting the release of his son for the trip to England
Elsewhere, AC Milan face Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen meet Paris St-Germain, Schalke face Real Madrid and Zenit St Petersburg will meet last year’s runners-up, Borussia Dortmund
The Etihad outfit has put in motion a process to secure a work permit for Nigerian starlet
Musa, whose goal against Man City was disqualified last week Wednesday, believes they can cancel out the 2-1 deficit and go on to the next stage of the competition
The Spaniard collected the ball on the left and skipped past Martin Demichelis before giving Joe Hart the eyes and smashing an effort off the angle of bar and post from the edge of the box as the Blues went in ahead at the break
A cross-field Rafinha pass found Ribery on the left flank and the Frenchman cut inside onto his right foot and rifled a low 25-yard effort past Joe Hart and into the bottom corner
Sergio Aguero volleyed home an acrobatic goal in the 16th minute, Yaya Toure doubled the lead in the 45th minute and Aguero scored his second goal in the 47th
“I am delighted to accept this hugely exciting opportunity,” said Pellegrini