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David Silva's late winner saves the day for Man City, overshadows cracks in defence

SINSHEIM, Germany -- Three points from Rhein-Neckar-Arena as Man City edged Hoffenheim 2-1 on a late David Silva strike in UEFA Champions League Group F.

1. David Silva, Man City leave it late

Manchester City left it very late, but their Champions League is just about back on track after a nervy night in Germany. The Premier League champions were just three minutes away from starting the competition without a victory from their opening two games when David Silva latched onto Stefan Posch's slack defending to lash home a late winner.

City's shock home defeat in their opening game at Lyon had turned what looked like a relatively straightforward group into a potential "Group of Death" when they fell behind inside 43 seconds.