Man City is rated much higher than the home team Bournemouth. Pep Guardiola also has all the best attacking stars in hand. They created scoring opportunities early and took the lead from the 24th minute.
Erling Haaland escaped and fired a shot but could not beat the Bournemouth goalkeeper. Phil Foden immediately arrived to play as a rebound to help Man City take a 1-0 lead.
This is Foden's 16th goal for Man City this season, including 9 goals in the Premier League. The English midfielder is having the best season of his career and is gradually asserting a solid position in the Etihad team.
In the second half, both Man City and Bournemouth had opportunities to score, but no more goals were scored. Man City had a hard-fought period to protect their results. Goalkeeper Ederson made a number of spectacular saves, helping Man City beat Bournemouth 1-0.
With this result, Man City has 59 points, closely following the leader Liverpool (60 points). Meanwhile, Bournemouth have 28 points, are 14th in the table and have many opportunities to stay in the league this season.
After the match, coach Pep Guardiola gave his players wings. "I admire my players, they are superheroes," he said. They are very good. We only have 3 days to prepare for this match, while they have 7 days.
Man City have more games than any other team and Bournemouth's pitch is a really tough one. They are also a great team, having won Man United 3-0 at Old Trafford."
Unlike the first leg against Bournemouth 6-1, Pep Guardiola's team had a difficult second leg. "We ask too much from our players but they still meet the requirements," he said. I know people say 'they earn a lot of money' but the schedule is too much. They show incredible qualities, even when tired they still want to contribute more.
"Our fans have to be very proud of these guys. The last 10-15 minutes were difficult - we won the treble and people thought we had to win every game with a score of 4-0, 5-0, but that was not the reality and hopefully we would soon have a week of rest and have a refreshing spirit."
