Gabriel Jesus shines through controversial penalty in Manchester City Win 52242r Betting News | Sports News | Casinos News | Gaming Reviews

Gabriel Jesus shines through controversial penalty in Manchester City Win 6w3q3

A second six-goal performance inside a week took Manchester City to the verge of qualification for the Champions League knockout stage – but for Hoffenheim’s late equaliser they would have become the first team to go through with this victory – it was just a pity the night will be ed for a Norman Wisdom pratfall rather than the football produced to smother Shakhtar Donetsk. Raheem Sterling did his best to make amends with a fine individual goal at the start of the second half but the penalty he was awarded to break Shakhtar hearts in the first half was a travesty, the kind of thing that simply should not happen in a competition of this calibre. VAR would have overturned the decision at once, or at least as soon as the review had stopped laughing.

Raheem Sterling has issued an apology after he was awarded a fortuitous penalty in Manchester City’s comfortable Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Viktor Kassai pointed to the spot in the 24th minute in the belief that the City winger had been tripped by Mykola Matviyenko but replays showed Sterling simply fell over his own feet. ‘I’ve gone through on goal and not timed my kick and yeah it was a calamity,’ he said afterwards. ‘I’m sorry on my behalf and sorry to the ref. I didn’t try to con him I made a mistake and kicked the floor ‘It’s one of those where I didn’t want to look like I was looking for a foul I just put my head down and didn’t want to say anything ‘It is what it is and apologies again.’

‘It is not [a penalty]. VAR doesn’t exist in UEFA so that is the problem,’ Pep Guardiola added. ‘The ref has made a mistake but he must be helped. ‘So it’s not nice to score a goal in that way but it is that way. Last season it happened against us against Liverpool.’ Bizarre though the decision was, it hardly proved decisive with City already a goal to the good through David Silva. Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick, which included two penalties, while a stunning Sterling individual strike and another from Riyad Mahrez put the gloss on an emphatic 6-0 win.

Popular News 2r2h40

image-13
Cristiano Ronaldo Rejects Offers to Play at Club World Cup
08 June 2025
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear he does not want to play in...
image-12
Jannik Sinner Shares His Opinion about Novak Djokovic Forms in the 2025 Roland Garros Semi-finals
08 June 2025
Jannik Sinner has great respect for Novak Djokovic, pointing to his key impact on...
image-4
Women and Boxing
07 June 2025
For many years, boxing was thought of as just for men, full of toughness and grime. However,...
image-11
Monaco Interested in Paul Pogba
06 June 2025
Paul Pogba could soon be back on the football pitch after finishing his suspension...
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter

SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH FRIENDS 511e28

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on pinterest
Pinterest
Share on google
Google+

Leave a Comment Cancel reply 3n4m8

Your email address will not be published.