The Manchester City was the mirror of the FC Barcelona in the Etihad Stadium. Both teams did gala of constant way of a high pressure that caused errors in the exit of balloon by part of the two edicts. Unfortunately for the ones of Luis Enrique, one of these errors finish meaning the goal of the tie of Ilkay Gündogan, after Leo Messi had advanced to the Barça in the minute 21.
If the FC Barcelona had generated danger to the Manchester City mainly by road of the contragolpe, the Manchester City did it owing to a high pressure of balloon implanted by Pep Guardiola, and that gave his fruits.
And it is that, in the minute 38 of party, a pass forced of Sergi Roberto finish in the boots of Raheem Sterling, the one who encaró to Marc-André Ter Stegen and showed tremendously generous to the hour to assist to Ilkay Gündogan, when perhaps it had easier the shot.
The German midfield player did not forgive practically to empty door, and planted the momentary tie in the marker, with which would arrive to the half part in the Etihad Stadium. In the second half, followed the imprecisions in the Barça to the hour to take out the balloon played from backwards, and the opportunities of the Manchester City were accumulating one after another.
It could say, in this sense, that the strategy of Pep Guardiola to play of you to you to the FC Barcelona was the suitable. At least, regarding the show seen on the terrain of game in England.