Manchester City has taken an important step towards the Champions Champions League rankings next season.
In the past five minutes, Niko Aureli and Matteo Kovacic scored to ensure the 2-0 victory over Everton, in the face of the Premier League on Saturday (19), in Godison Park.
With the result, The city reaches fourth placeWith 58 points in 33 games – four points before Chelsea (sixth place) and Aston Villa (seventh), although he played an additional match. The best five places are included in the heroes.
In 39 of the final stage, Aurelli pushed the ball to the bottom of the network a few meters away from the goal after the Matthews Nunes Cross. Shortly, in 43 years, Kovacic hit a beautiful kick from the entrance to the area to scream the victory.
It was a difficult game for the city for 85 minutes, and it has difficulty creating clear opportunities.
Everton registered all in the first half when defender James Tarkovsky hit this position with a head after the corner. The host team follows the thirteenth place, with 38 points in 33 games.
City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega also made an amazing defense from a close distance to prevent the goal of the head of the Grad Brangwette, early in the second half.
Pep Guardiola should be comfortable with the result, as his team faced an excited opponent in an enemy environment, in one of the last three games from Everton at its traditional stadium before Change to the new arena On the banks of the Mercy River.
Everton spent a fun time in the match, and coach David Moyes can take some positive aspects, but, as he was repeated in the season, he lacks quality in the last third to turn opportunities into goals.
But Everton lost Tarkovsky to injure 7 minutes in the second half. The defender has started all the club’s matches in the Premier League since his arrival in Mersiside – a series of 109 consecutive games. From there, it has become the best chances of the city.
Striker Omar Marith failed to take advantage of Michael Kane, who tried to retreat to goalkeeper Jordan Beckford, but the 1 shirt went well and drowned in Egyptian.
In the last minutes, visitors took over the match, and after Araili’s goal, Everton lost the momentum, facilitating the city’s mission.
