First Lost at Etihad (Manchester City 1: 2 Basel FC)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola stated that his players play very badly in the second round of the game against FC Basel. Consequently, they lost 1-2 in the second leg match of the Champions League last 16 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday (7/3/2018).

Nevertheless, The Citizens still advanced to the quarter-finals of Europe's most prestigious competition. Man City escaped with a 5-2 aggregate after a 4-0 won in the first leg at Basel's house. In this game, the citizen played in front of
their supporter.

Man City first ahead through Gabriel Jesus goal in the 8th minute. Basel could score a reply through Mohammed Elyounoussi in the 17th minute. In the second half, Basel could add one goal produced by Michael Lang in the 71st minute. This is the last goal in the game that makes the visitors won 2-1.

"In the first half we played pretty good but in the second half we forgot to attack and forgot to play seriously. Our game was very bad in the second half," Guardiola said as quoted by BBS port.com from BBC .

"Not easy to perform with a maximum of 4 We tried and discussed it, I think we can show the desire to win the game in the first half by creating many chances, "the coach added.

This result ends Man City's slick record that has never lost at the Etihad Stadium since December 3, 2016. The last time they experienced a negative result when conquered Chelsea in Premier League action, the top league of the premier League.