"Haaland would soon redeem himself in the 11th minute however, taking advantage of a brilliant ball forward from Doku to put him 1v1 with the goalkeeper and with a chip into the net, the Blues had the lead early. Just what they needed in their pursuit of top 8. City did not back down and continued to go for more goals. O'Reilly had a shot from distance that was turned away by the goalkeeper."
"In the 23rd minute, the Blues doubled their lead when Doku once again troubling the defence had the ball in the box and passed it to Cherki, who took a shot straight into the bottom left corner to make it 2-0. In the 36th minute, Doku was down with a knock and signalled to the bench. He could not continue and was replaced by Foden."
Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0 to automatically qualify for the Champions League Round of 16 under the new format. Donnarumma started in goal with Nunes, Ake, Khusanov and Ait-Nouri in defence, O'Reilly, Bernardo and Doku in midfield, and Cherki, Marmoush and Haaland leading the attack. City dominated the first half and created early chances. Haaland scored in the 11th minute after Doku's pass and Cherki doubled the lead in the 23rd minute from Doku's set-up. Doku left injured and was replaced by Foden before half-time. City continued to pressure in the second half with several opportunities but failed to add a third goal. The win secured a top-eight finish and progression.
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