Manchester City beat Borussia Monchengladbach to extend their winning run to 19 games. The first leg of the Champions League last-16 stage tie ended with a 2-0 score, as Pep Guardiola's side earned an away victory. In the 29th minute of the game, Bernardo Silva has scored his 35th goal for Man City in all competitions to make the score 1-0.
The Portuguese star has created an assist in the second half and helped Gabriel Jesus to score his 16th goal in his 27th Champions League appearance.Joao Cancelo with the perfect assist 🎯 On a plate for Bernardo Silva who heads it home at the far post! 🙌 Man City open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/klBEZSOkx1
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Silva has now been directly involved in six goals in his last Man City games with 2 goals and 4 assists. Moreover, he has both scored and assisted in two of his last three games. City have made a huge step forward to the quarter-finals. The second leg will take place on March 17. Click here to watch the highlights of the game.Gabriel Jesus makes it 2-0 to @ManCityUS ✌ pic.twitter.com/qIiUeR3avV
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