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Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has assured fans that he is ‘all good’, after proving the victim of a dreadful challenge on the part of PSG counterpart Idrissa Gueye on Wednesday night.
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Mahrez completes the comeback
Pep Guardiola’s men were of course back in action a little less than 24 hours ago.
The Sky Blues made the trip to the Parc des Princes, for a Champions League semi-final first-leg showdown with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
It was the hosts who dominated early on, pressing a shell-shocked City back, before eventually taking a deserved lead through Marquinhos:
PSG lead the tie! 🔵🔴
Marquinhos heads home an inch-perfect cross from Di Maria…
Just the fourth #UCL goal Man City have conceded this campaign. pic.twitter.com/yYNgZiu4Cm
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 28, 2021
PSG’s failure to add a 2nd, though, ultimately proved costly.
First, a typically sumptuous Kevin De Bruyne delivery into the home side’s box found its way in at the back post, pulling City level just past the hour-mark.
And, shortly after, the game’s telling moment was forthcoming.
After being gifted a free-kick in a presentable spot a little over 20 yards out, Riyad Mahrez stepped up to bend a fine left-footed effort around the PSG wall, securing a 2nd away goal, and clear advantage for the Premier League champions-in-waiting, ahead of next week’s return leg:
Yes, Riyad Mahrez! 🎯
He asked to take it. He was allowed to take it. He scored it.
Through the PSG wall too! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xVwuBOzD9x
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 28, 2021
‘I’m fine’
Adding further to the woes of Mauricio Pochettino’s hosts ahead of next week’s trip to Manchester, meanwhile, will be the suspension of Idrissa Gueye.
This comes after the former Everton man, fifteen minutes from time, was responsible for a horror challenge on Ilkay Gundogan:
“Gets worse every time you see it. That’s an absolutely disgraceful challenge.”
Idrissa Gueye sent off for a terrible tackle on Ilkay Gundogan#PSGMCI | #UCL pic.twitter.com/UuNjob4V80
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 28, 2021
German international Gundogan was left in evident pain on the back of the lunge, though he did manage to see out the remaining 15 minutes in the French capital.
Nevertheless, concern had since surrounded the in-form midfielder’s wellbeing, ahead of a crucial stretch of the season for Manchester City.
Gundogan himself, though, has moved to put to bed any lingering fears.
In response to a fan on social media, the 30-year-old assured that he is ‘all good’, before thanking those who took time out to check in on him:
I’m fine. All good. 👍🏼 Thanks for all your messages 💙 https://t.co/jSRyTgoLHP
— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) April 28, 2021
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 33 | 45 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 33 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 33 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 33 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 33 | 10 | 55 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 33 | 16 | 54 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 33 | 18 | 53 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 32 | 4 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 33 | 47 | |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 33 | 7 | 46 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 32 | 9 | 45 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 33 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 32 | -20 | 38 |
| 14 | Burnley FC | 33 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 32 | -18 | 36 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 33 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 33 | -6 | 34 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 33 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | -34 | 25 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 33 | -38 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 15 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 14 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 10 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 10 | |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 8 | |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 7 | |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 8 | |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 8 | |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 6 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 7 | |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 7 | |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 7 | |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 7 | |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 7 | |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 7 | |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 7 | |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Alioski, Ezgjan | Leeds United | 7 | |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 7 | |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| McNeil, Dwight | Burnley FC | 6 |
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