MCI
OLYKO
GoalMCI - Ferran Torres12'
HT
Yellow CardOLY - Mady Camara55'
Substitution
26 - Riyad Mahrez
9 - Gabriel JesusSubstitution47 - Phil Foden16 - Rodrigo69'- Substitution4 - Mady Camara19 - Giorgos Masouras73'
- Substitution11 - Youssef El-Arabi9 - Ahmed Hassan76'
- GoalMCI - Gabriel Jesus81'
- Substitution2 - Kyle Walker27 - João CanceloSubstitution7 - Raheem Sterling20 - Bernardo Silva82'
- Substitution28 - Mathieu Valbuena2 - Soudani85'
- Substitution17 - Kevin De Bruyne61 - Felix Nmecha85'
- GoalMCI - João Cancelo90'
FT
Manchester City
Game Stats
Olympiakos
58%
Possession
42%
20
Shots
6
7
Shots (On goal)
1
7
Corners
2
1
Saves
4
9
Fouls
7
Lineups
31
Ederson
2
Kyle Walker
5
John Stones
6
Nathan Aké
11
Oleksandr Zinchenko
17
Kevin De Bruyne
8
Ilkay Gündogan
47
Phil Foden
26
Riyad Mahrez
21
Ferran Torres
7
Raheem Sterling
4-3-3
1
José Sá
13
Rafinha
3
Rúben Semedo
66
Pape Abou Cissé
25
José Holebas
4
Mady Camara
6
Yann M'Vila
5
Andreas Bouchalakis
97
Lazar Randjelovic
11
Youssef El-Arabi
28
Mathieu Valbuena
4-3-3
Team Stats
Manchester City
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12' | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 82' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85' | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 69' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 82' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69'(Phil Foden) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69'(Riyad Mahrez) 81' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82'(Kyle Walker) 90' | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 82'(Raheem Sterling) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 85'(Kevin De Bruyne) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Olympiakos
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 76' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45'(Lazar Randjelovic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45'(Andreas Bouchalakis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73'(Mady Camara) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 76'(Youssef El-Arabi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85'(Mathieu Valbuena) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Manchester City
Game Stats
Olympiakos
58%
Possession
42%
20
Shots
6
7
Shots (On goal)
1
7
Corners
2
1
Saves
4
9
Fouls
7
Game Stream
- 90'+4'Both teams return to domestic duty before the international break. City can face English champions Liverpool full of confidence, while Olympiacos have a title race of their own to fight. These two will meet again in a few weeks. That's all for now. Goodbye!
- 90'+4'City make it three wins from three in Group C, then. Guardiola's team only need to pick up a point in the reverse fixture in Greece in three weeks' time to confirm their qualification for the round of 16. Olympiacos stay third, now three points behind Porto who beat Marseille 3-0 at home. Martins' team might need to focus on making it to the Europa League now.
- 90'+4'Man City swat aside Olympiacos fairly easily to tighten their grip at the top of Group C. City were just too good for the visitors, who livened up briefly in the second half but never did enough to cause the hosts real problems. Jesus and Cancelo's late goals made the win look comfortable in the end.
- 90'+4'FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 OLYMPIACOS
- 90'+2'Since City lost 5-2 at home to Leicester in September, they've conceded just three goals in their last eight games. This is the first time they've kept three consecutive clean sheets since last September. It's taken a few months but City are starting to find their best form. There'll be four added minutes here by the way.
- 90'Nmecha can claim the assist for the pass to Cancelo. Olympiacos have been no match for City.
- 90'GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 OLYMPIACOS! Cancelo caps the win for City with a fine effort. The Portuguese full-back cuts inside from the right and curls a beautiful left-footed shot into the bottom left corner from outside the box.
- 89'This game's followed a similar pattern from Olympiacos' 2-0 loss to Porto last week - go behind early, put up a bit of a fight, then concede a late second. The Greeks will need to be more consistent mid-game if they want to get out of this group.
- 87'City look to have quelled Olympiacos' would-be comeback. Cancelo fires high and wide from way out, then City win a corner off Semedo that's not particularly eventful.
- 85'Torres tries to find a teammate in the box with his cross but has to settle for a corner. Olympiacos aren't too bothered by it but this game feels beyond them now.
- 85'De Bruyne heads off with a few minutes to spare. City play Liverpool this weekend after all. Nmecha is on for him.
- 85'Olympiacos substitution. Valbuena makes way for the Algerian forward Soudani.
- 83'Jesus has now been directly involved in nine goals in his last seven Champions League appearances. He's not quite on a par with Sergio Aguero but he's still an excellent striker at this level.
- 82'Guardiola responds with an immediate substitution. Cancelo comes on for Walker.
- 82'City make another change. Sterling gets a rest for the last 10 minutes. Silva is on for him.
- 81'That's De Bruyne's second assist of the game. He is so crucial at making this City team tick.
- 81'GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 OLYMPIACOS! Jesus puts the game to bed with a roaring finish. De Bruyne slips Jesus into the box and the striker eludes Cisse with his stop-start run before he smashes the ball past Sa into the roof of the net at the near post.
- 78'Olympiacos work the ball nicely down the right and Masouras looks for Hassan with a cutback. It lands to Bruma whose shot is closed down frantically by City defenders. Olympiacos get a corner but can't do anything with it.
- 77'Masouras is caught offside from Holebas' throughball. Up the other end, De Bruyne spots Jesus' run and the Brazilian beats Rafinha to the ball but can't prevent the full-back from blocking his shot.
- 76'Olympiacos substitution. The Egyptian striker Hassan replaces El-Arabi up front.
- 75'There's action at both ends as the former Watford man Holebas bursts into City's box and spanks a left-footed shot right across goal. City counter. De Bruyne bustles into the box and smacks a shot straight at Sa.
- 73'Olympiacos may have improved but Ederson still hasn't really had a save to make. Maybe this upcoming change for the Greeks will rectify that.
- 73'The more attacking Masouras comes on for the booked Camara.
- 71'Camara's ambitious shot is blocked and City go hunting on the break. De Bruyne gets on the end of a cutback but skies his effort.
- 69'Here come those City changes. Jesus replaces Mahrez to give City a focal point up front.
- 69'Rodri also replaces Foden to shore up City's midfield. The hosts have lost some of the control over the game that they had in the first half.
- 67'City are getting ready to make a few changes. Guardiola must have seen enough.
- 65'Olympiacos are coming closer to scoring. Bruma curls an effort towards goal from the right of the box. It worries Ederson enough for him to dive for it but it bounces just wide of the left-hand post.
- 63'De Bruyne threads a pass through the eye of a needle to find Sterling running in from around the outside. Sa rushes out wide to block the cross.
- 61'El-Arabi takes a high ball down the box and fires it into the arms of Ederson. The striker's becoming more of a nuisance for City's defenders as the game progresses.
- 59'A flowing City move up the other end ends with Gundogan letting fly from the edge of the box. It's way over though.
- 57'Olympiacos pin City in near their corner flag and end up creating a chance. Camara puts an awkward cross into the box from the right and Stones just manages to beat El-Arabi to it to hook it away. If that had found the Moroccan, he would likely have scored.
- 55'Camara is booked for a crude challenge on Ake.
- 54'Olympiacos are starting to grow in belief, keeping the ball much better. Valbuena comes close to scoring, dragging a shot wide from inside the box. All this is bad news for City given how much they breezed the first half.
- 52'Gundogan rattles another snap shot off a defender from distance. City are starting to find it a little harder to break Olympiacos down.
- 50'Foden tests Sa with a low shot from range but the keeper has it covered. Olympiacos have upped their game but City still pose a serious threat.
- 48'Olympiacos look brighter already. Bruma carries the ball down the left and knocks the ball off Gundogan for a corner. Valbuena puts a fantastic ball in and Camara gets his head on the end of it. It takes a deflection off a defender and City quickly clear.
- 45'Olympiacos didn't have a single touch in City's box in that first half, never mind a shot. Valbuena looks like the man most likely to create something for the visitors - the Frenchman has been directly involved in 50% of Olympiacos’ shots in Europe this season. Can Olympiacos find a way to get their veteran playmaker into the game?
- 46'Olympiacos don't mess around, making two changes at half-time. The Portuguese winger Bruma replaces Randjelovic.
- 46'Olympiacos get the second half going. Let's see if those changes make any difference.
- 46'Bouchalakis also makes way for Pepe in midfield.
- 45'Man City lead through Torres' goal at the break. City have been fairly comfortable but they can't afford to rest on their laurels with Olympiacos managing to limit their lead to just the one goal. The Greeks will feel they can test City more in the second half.
- 45'HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 OLYMPIACOS
- 45'There will be one additional minute in this first half.
- 44'Olympiacos have edged their way into the game as we're approaching half-time. The visitors still aren't really threatening but they've got something to fight for in the second half.
- 42'Sa does well to beat away Walker's menacing delivery as Mahrez sends the full-back through on the overlap. City are continuing to threaten.
- 40'Valbuena floats the free-kick into City's box but it's cleared and City counter. Torres has a shot blocked outside the box.
- 38'Olympiacos get rid of the corner without much fuss. M'Vila finds Valbuena with a fine direct ball through the middle. Valbuena looks to set free El-Arabi and takes a clip from De Bruyne in the process. It'll be a free-kick to the visitors.
- 36'Olympiacos can consider it a success that they aren't further behind in this game. Mahrez plays a one-two with De Bruyne on the edge of the box and rattles a shot off a defender. Gundogan's shot takes a deflection on the way through and goes out for a corner.
- 34'El-Arabi is caught offside from M'Vila's throughball. There's a little change in the dynamic as Olympiacos are starting to find their feet in the game.
- 32'Mahrez cuts inside from the right and feigns to shoot, only to find Sterling with a fine pass. Sterling hits Sa at point-blank range and bundles the loose ball into the net but the offside flag goes up.
- 30'Sterling hangs the ball up in the box for Torres who forces Sa into action with a decent header. Torres is offside so it wouldn't have counted anyway.
- 28'M'Vila's pass through the lines is not a good one and City pounce. Olympiacos manage to force City back to redesign the attack. De Bruyne's cross is headed away by M'Vila.
- 27'Olympiacos are seeing a little more of the ball now but they don't have a clear idea of what to do with it. City, meanwhile, look purposeful. Sterling jinks inside from the right and fires off a shot towards the near post. Sa has it covered.
- 25'Foden swings a pass wide right in the direction of Mahrez but there's too much power on it for the Algerian to reach it.
- 23'We're halfway through the first half now and City have been dominant. City have had 74 per cent possession. Olympiacos haven't had a shot yet.
- 21'Olympiacos get their first half-chance of the game as Valbuena tries to find a teammate with a cross into the box. The French veteran is unsuccessful.
- 19'Foden, who's never shy of having a crack at goal, does just that from the edge of the box. It cannons off a defender to safety.
- 18'Sterling makes progress down the left for City and forces Rafinha into giving away another corner. Olympiacos manage to deal with it.
- 16'The Guinean international Camara wins a free-kick in midfield when he's fouled by Walker. Olympiacos have barely had a sniff of the ball so far.
- 14'Ferran Torres is the third-youngest player in Champions League history to score in four consecutive appearances, behind Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The youngster's future is bright.
- 13'De Bruyne's assist for that goal was delightful. Only Kylian Mbappe has made more in the Champions League since the start of the 2017-18 season than him. The Belgian's at the peak of his powers.
- 12'GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 OLYMPIACOS! It's been coming. De Bruyne sends Torres through into the right of the box. Torres takes a lovely first touch and slides the ball under the legs of Sa.
- 10'City pop the ball around, playing their way through the Olympiacos press. Semedo is far too ambitious in trying to play out from the back and gets caught out. Sa makes a decent stop from De Bruyne to keep the score level.
- 8'A mix-up between Rafinha and Sa almost presents Sterling with a chance until Sa takes the initiative and claims the ball. It looks like it could be a long game for Olympiacos.
- 7'Chance for City! Torres goes for a Gianfranco Zola-esque back heel flick at the near post. Randjelovic is lucky enough to get in the way. City get a third corner from which Torres heads wide. The home side are putting all the pressure on at the moment.
- 6'Walker, scorer for City at the weekend, bombs forward down the right and crosses low from the touchline. Torres cushions the pass for Mahrez whose shot is blocked by Cisse. It's another City corner.
- 5'Olympiacos see away City's corner comfortably. Still, the hosts are starting to settle into their usual inimitable rhythm.
- 4'Sterling slips in Foden down the inside-left channel who flashes a cross across goal. Cisse defends well at the near post to poke it out for a City corner with Torres lurking behind him.
- 2'Foden puts an early ball into the box, the young Englishman jinking down the left. His attempt floats out for an Olympiacos goal-kick.
- 1'After a false start because the referee Carlos del Cerro Grande wasn't ready, Manchester City get this game under way!
- -The two sides are out on the pitch at the Etihad and stand for the Champions League anthem. It never fails to spur the emotions, does it?
- -Man City are unbeaten in their last 13 Champions League group stage games and there's every reason to believe they will continue that run. Olympiacos have lost on 14 of their last 16 European visits to England, although they have won on two of their last four, one against Arsenal back in February.
- -Guardiola makes four changes to the side that saw off Marseille last week, including three in defence. Stones, Ake, Zinchenko and Gundogan come in. There's just one change to Olympiacos' team from their trip to Portugal. Guinean midfielder Camara starts ahead of Masouras as the Greeks match City's 4-3-3.
- -SUBS: Hillal Soudani, Giorgos Masouras, Ilias Karargyris, Mohamed Drager, Thanasis Androutsos, Bruma, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Pepe, Ahmed Hassan, Ruben Vinagre, Avraam Papadopoulos, Marios Vrousai.
- -OLYMPIACOS (4-3-3): José Sa; Rafinha, Ruben Semedo, Pape Abou Cisse, Jose Holebas; Yann M'Vila, Andreas Bouchalakis (c), Mohamed Camara; Lazar Randjelovic, Youssef El-Arabi, Mathieu Valbuena.
- -SUBS: Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Felix Nmecha, Gabriel Jesus, Rodrigo, James Trafford, Adrian Bernabe, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Zack Steffen.
- -MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Kevin De Bruyne (c), Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden; Riyad Mahrez, Ferran Torres, Raheem Sterling.
- -Olympiacos come into their first ever European meeting with City, sitting third in Group C after an unlucky 2-0 defeat to Porto last time out. Qualification for the knockout phase is very much possible for Pedro Martins' side. A result against City here would be highly welcome if they don't want to leave themselves too much to do later.
- -Man City will be hoping to maintain their perfect start in Group C as they welcome Greek champions Olympiacos to Manchester. City convincingly saw off Marseille 3-0 in France last week and sit three points clear at the top of Group C. Pep Guardiola will no doubt want his team to cement their leading position.
- -Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this UEFA Champions League Group C match between Manchester City and Olympiacos at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
- 90'
Goal27 - João CanceloGoal! Manchester City 3, Olympiakos 0. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha. - 85'Substitution - In61 - Felix NmechaSubstitution - Out17 - Kevin De BruyneDe Bruyne heads off with a few minutes to spare. City play Liverpool this weekend after all. Nmecha is on for him.
- 85'Substitution - In2 - SoudaniSubstitution - Out28 - Mathieu ValbuenaOlympiacos substitution. Valbuena makes way for the Algerian forward Soudani.
- 82'Substitution - In20 - Bernardo SilvaSubstitution - Out7 - Raheem SterlingGuardiola responds with an immediate substitution. Cancelo comes on for Walker.
- 82'Substitution - In27 - João CanceloSubstitution - Out2 - Kyle WalkerCity make another change. Sterling gets a rest for the last 10 minutes. Silva is on for him.
- 81'Goal9 - Gabriel JesusGoal! Manchester City 2, Olympiakos 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 76'Substitution - In9 - Ahmed HassanSubstitution - Out11 - Youssef El-ArabiOlympiacos substitution. The Egyptian striker Hassan replaces El-Arabi up front.
- 73'Substitution - In19 - Giorgos MasourasSubstitution - Out4 - Mady CamaraThe more attacking Masouras comes on for the booked Camara.
- 69'Substitution - In16 - RodrigoSubstitution - Out47 - Phil FodenHere come those City changes. Jesus replaces Mahrez to give City a focal point up front.
- 69'Substitution - In9 - Gabriel JesusSubstitution - Out26 - Riyad MahrezRodri also replaces Foden to shore up City's midfield. The hosts have lost some of the control over the game that they had in the first half.
- 55'Yellow Card4 - Mady CamaraCamara is booked for a crude challenge on Ake.
- 12'Goal21 - Ferran TorresGoal! Manchester City 1, Olympiakos 0. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
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