City ready for the Champions League – Aftonbladet

City secured a direct place for the Champions League away against Swansea.

Three parades by Joe Hart and two goals from Yaya Toure was behind 4-2 victory.

Swansea is now a Europa League spot out of reach.

The League runner-up Manchester City had the chance to secure a top 3 place – which means right spot for the Champions League – the Liberty Stadium.

The home team Swansea had before the game is still a theoretical chance of reaching the Europa League.

Mangala gave …

The captain Vincent Kompany, who are not yet fully recovered from a muscle injury, started the match on the bench and saw fellow central defender Eliaquim Mangala screw up early.

The Frenchman failed to stop a pass, Swansea’s Nathan Dyer stole the ball and spun since the Mangala completely in the penalty area – but Joe Hart saved the City from time with a nice parade.

… twice

After 21 minutes, there was instead a Manchester City took the lead after Yaya Toure pulled off a shot which was ruled out by a Swansea-leg. Fifteen minutes later grew James Milner when he placed there the ball at the far post after a nice attack.

Just before half-time came Swansea back in the game when the Icelander Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled into an accurate shot from a distance.

In the beginning of the second half gave Mangala to it again. The Frenchman failed to nod away a long ball and countryman Bafétimbi Gomis thanked by installing equalizer for Swansea.

Hart saved the City

With just over fifteen minutes remaining drug Yaya Toure set off a new shot from outside the penalty area by Lukas Fabianski could not cope steer away and it was once again the leadership of the table runner.

With ten minutes left got Kompany step in and feel the hot air after the four-match absence – but it did not contribute to a stable defense game.

At the end of the game instead got Joe Hart save City twice.

First, by a monster rescue when he threw himself and managed to steer clear Federico Fernandez fierce header from close range and shortly thereafter blocked goalkeeper Gomis neutral.

secured a top 3 spot

substitute Wilfried Bony punctured the match on tillägstid and the victory means that the city now has secured a place in the top 3.Därmed do not have to qualify the team for the Autumn Champions League – Swansea’s European game now completely out of reach.

Manchester City end the season at home against Southampton while Swansea set against Crystal Palace.