Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's side through to last 16 with David Silva on target as both sides end game with 10 men

Daily Mail | November 23, 2016

It wasn't pretty by any stretch but Manchester City are through to the knockout stage of the Champions League for the fourth year in a row. With a game to spare as well.

Although Pep Guardiola said Group C would go down to the final game, Celtic's visit to the Etihad next month will be all about British pride and the unlikely prospect of finishing in first place above Barcelona.

The Spaniard also claimed it could take City a decade to win European football's greatest prize, and he might be right on that score.

Manchester City captain David Silva came up big for his side when he pulled them level just before the half-time break

The diminutive Spaniard's tidy finish from angle changed the momentum of the game at a crucial time for the away side

Borussia-Park can only watch as Silva beat Yann Sommer at the keeper's near post before the ball trickled over the line

Raffael has earlier givenu00a0Borussia Moenchengladbach a shock lead as finished off a slick move to finish past Claudio Bravo — Raffael has earlier given Borussia Moenchengladbach a shock lead as finished off a slick move to finish past Claudio Bravo

Fernandinho looks dejected after seeing red in the second half but ultimately City got the result they needed to progress

This was the 10th away game in the Champions League that they have failed to keep a clean sheet and he knows that could be very costly against the top clubs.