"With just three minutes on the clock, Rayan Ait-Nouri picked out the unmarked Haaland on the right of the box, but he planted his free header wide of the left post. Seven minutes later, he made up for that miss, though, latching onto Jeremy Doku's throughball to lift a lovely chip over Ururcan Cakir and into the empty net. Nico O'Reilly then stung the palms of the goalkeeper before Cherki doubled their advantage,"
"Data Debrief: Guardiola hits another landmark Last season, City missed out on a place in the knockout stage proper after a play-off defeat to Madrid, but they have avoided that fate this time. And it was through a landmark victory for Pep Guardiola, who, in his 569th game in charge of City, claimed his 400th win. It is the fewest games taken to reach that total by a manager in England's top flight."
Manchester City secured a 2-0 win over Galatasaray at the Etihad to confirm a place in the Champions League round of 16. Erling Haaland opened the scoring after Jeremy Doku's throughball and a chip over Ururcan Cakir, and Rayan Cherki doubled the lead by converting Doku's centre in the 29th minute. Phil Foden replaced an injured Doku and missed a chance before half-time. Galatasaray applied pressure with efforts from Victor Osimhen and Omar Marmoush but Gianluigi Donnarumma and Cakir made key saves. Benfica's 4-2 win over Real Madrid ensured City finished in the top eight. Guardiola recorded his 400th win for City.
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