Matheus Nunes scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday to boost their bid to qualify for the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola’s side were seconds away from a damaging draw at the Etihad Stadium after Bernardo Silva’s early opener was cancelled out by Marcus Rashford’s penalty.
Unfortunately, Nunes’s goal sparked wild celebrations from Guardiola and his players as they climbed to third place in the Premier League.
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Furthermore, City’s 15th successive home league win against Villa wasn’t quite as stunning as the fightback from two goals down that brought them the Premier League title on the last day of the 2021-22 season.
But it could prove almost as lucrative, with a place in the Champions League now within their control. With four games left, City will remain at least fifth even if fourth-placed Nottingham Forest, fifth-placed Newcastle, and sixth-placed Chelsea each win their game in hand.
Man City winning the Premier League six times in the previous seven seasons, they have been reduced to fighting for a place in the Champions League at a time of year when they are usually in the title hunt.
Villa were eliminated from the Champions League quarter-finals last week after narrowly failing in their bid for a dramatic fightback against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg.
In conclusion, Man City will turn their attention to the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Wembley on Sunday, while Aston Villa will be playing Crystal Palace on Saturday.
written by @enock katamba
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Congs Matheus Nunes for the winning goal
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