Manchester City booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite losing 2-1 to Basel in the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium.
City entered the match with a 4-0 advantage from the first leg in Switzerland, and triumphed 5-2 on aggregate to ease into the final eight.
It took City just eight minutes to make the breakthrough at the Etihad Stadium, with Gabriel Jesus tapping a low Bernardo Silva cross into the back of the net from close range for his first goal since November.
City’s next opportunity arrived just before the 30-minute mark when Leroy Sane evaded Basel goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik before feeding Ilkay Gundogan, but the German saw his strike blocked.
Elyounoussi then fired wide of the post down the other end as both teams continued to have joy in the final third.
Sane was the player lighting up the Etihad Stadium for City, but the German was missing Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva as Basel defended their lines.
The home side’s supporters were becoming restless as the match headed for its final 25 minutes with City not too interested in searching for a second goal.
Instead, it was Basel that took the lead in the 72nd minute when Elyounoussi worked space in a wide area before feeding Michael Lang, who found the top corner with a brilliant strike from a narrow angle.
The hosts had a lot of the ball in the final exchanges, but it was comfortable for Basel as the Swiss outfit picked up a morale-boosting win on their way to exiting the competition.
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