{"id":293035,"date":"2023-10-25T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293035"},"modified":"2023-10-25T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:39:07","slug":"ederson-beaten-by-perfect-chip-as-man-city-avoid-champions-league-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ederson-beaten-by-perfect-chip-as-man-city-avoid-champions-league-embarrassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ederson beaten by perfect chip as Man City avoid Champions League embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ederson and his Manchester City team-mates were left scratching their heads after conceding out of almost nothing against Young Boys in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola's men traveled to Switzerland and led after Manuel Akanji became the first Swiss player to score against a team from the nation in the history of the competition. However, things were level before the hour thanks to Meschak Elia.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old DR Congo forward received the ball on the counter attack after Erling Haaland's shot hit the goalkeeper and made no mistake from just outside the area.<\/p>\n
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The former TP Mazembe striker got his foot under the ball after seeing Ederson race off his line and scooped into the back of the net to send the home crowd into raptures.<\/p>\n
One pass from deep in the Young Boys half caught out the Premier League champions in breaking an offside trap to perfection. <\/p>\n
Ederson was caught in no-mans land and could do nothing about the ball sailing over his head to level the tie.<\/p>\n
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Glenn Hoddle said on TNT Sports commentary: "It's too easy, a great little run from outside to in and what a finish. Just keeps his head.<\/p>\n
"He scoops it and on this pitch it's the right technique, scoops the ball over Ederson who just got caught in no-mans land."<\/p>\n
To spare the blushes of Ederson, Haaland was on hand to end a five-game goal drought in the competition by firing home a penalty.<\/p>\n
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TNT is the only place you can watch all the action from the Champions League this year. You can see every game from the group stage right through to the final as Manchester City look to defend their crown as the newest kings of the World's biggest and best football tournament.<\/p>\n
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The Norwegian then made sure with a third goal for the visitors with minutes remaining as they continued their winning start in the group.<\/p>\n
City now have nine points in Group G with RB Leipzig on six points and both Young Boys and Crvena zvezda on one each.<\/p>\n
Next up for Guardiola and City is the Manchester derby in the Premier League at Old Trafford before the visit of Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
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