Manchester City advanced to the quarterfinals of the UCL for 7 consecutive seasons
Manchester City, which wrote the history of treble last season, reached the quarterfinals of the European Champions League UCL.
Manchester City defeated FC Copenhagen Denmark 3-1 in the second leg of the UCL's round of 16 in the 2023-2024 season at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, the U.K. on the 7th. Manchester City, which won 3-1 in the first away match on the 14th of last month, passed the round of 16 by beating Copenhagen 6-2 in the first and second matches.
Manchester City has demonstrated its potential to advance to the quarterfinals of the UCL for seven consecutive seasons from the 2017-2018 season. After winning the UCL title for the first time last season, Manchester City achieved its first ever treble by winning the English Premier League and the FA Cup.
Manchester City is cruising towards the treble for two consecutive seasons. In the EPL, the city is ranking second 62 points, just one point behind the leader Liverpool 63 points, and has advanced to the quarterfinals at the FA Cup.
Manchester City broke the ice early on. Manuel Akanji took the lead with the opening goal five minutes into the game, and Julián Álvarez scored twice in the ninth minute. 토토사이트 순위
Copenhagen scored a comeback goal in the 29th minute of the first half, but it was only a “struggle.” Manchester City won in the second half of the first half when Elling Holan scored a decisive goal.
Holland, who is leading the EPL with 18 goals, scored his sixth goal in the UCL, tied for the top scorer with Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain and Harry Kane Bayern Munich.
Manchester City continued its remarkable rise as it had no losses in 30 UCL home games 28 wins and 2 draws. Manchester City is the second team that has no losses in 30 or more home games at the UCL, following Barcelona that never lost in 38 games between 2013 and 2020.
Arsenal, the other EPL team that survived the UCL, will play the second leg of the round of 16 against FC Porto Portugal on Wednesday. Arsenal lost 0-1 in the first round away match on June 22 and are on the brink of collapse.
It is important for EPL teams to do well in the European competition. Tottenham also has no choice but to support Manchester City as well as Arsenal, the “ bitter rival” of North London.
There is a reason why. The UCL will be expanded from 32 teams to 36 teams from next season, the 2024-2025 season. One of the growing tickets will be given to the third-place team in the national league, which is ranked fifth in the UEFA rankings. The other will go to the winners of some leagues, where even the current championship does not qualify for the UCL finals.
And the other two chapters will go to the league where the “average” performance of the teams that competed in the previous season's European competition was the best. The EPL is aiming for that chapter.
Currently, EPL wins UCL tickets up to the fourth place. If Manchester City and Arsenal of the UCL and Liverpool of the Europa League, Brighton, West Ham of the Conference League Aston Villa do well, the fifth place can also benefit from UCL tickets.
Tottenham is in fifth place 50 points. With one less match played, the team is five points behind Aston Villa 55 points, and six points behind Manchester United 44 points. EPL is ranking third, slightly behind Germany in the league. There is a long way to go.