Despite falling behind in the first half, Manchester City claimed a 2-1 victory against Hoffenheim courtesy of two goals from Leroy Sane.
2018/2019 UEFA Champions League
2-1
Palyer Ratings
Match Events
13' SAVE! Ederson denies Kramaric's shot
16' Penalty Goal! Man City 0-1 Hoffenheim (Kramaric)
PENALTY! The resulting corner causes havoc in the City defence, who cannot get the ball away. Hubner tries to take advantage and is pushed to ground by Laporte, who is fortunate to escape a red card.
GOOOOOOAL! 1-0 Hoffenheim! Kramaric steps-up and shoots straight down the middle, beating Ederson who had already dived to his right. A huge goal for the Bundesliga side!
18' CLOSE! Jesus' header hits the post
OFF THE POST! City almost peg Hoffenheim back immediately with a corner of their own. Jesus gets his head to the ball but can only direct an effort against the frame of the goal.
33' Otamendi's header hits the bar
OFF THE BAR! Gundogan fires a superbly driven free-kick into the middle where Otamendi flicks a header towards goal but he sees his attempt cannon back off the crossbar.
46' GOAL! Man City 1-1 Hoffenheim (Sane)
WHAT A GOAL! 1-1! City win a free-kick in a dangerous position and Sane dispatches the set-piece excellently, curling beyond the reach of Baumann with an effort that had plenty of pace and power. The hosts are level right at the end of the first period.
48' Baumann denies Laporte with double saves
56' How could Man City miss such a chance
61' GOAL! Man City 2-1 Hoffenheim (Sane)
GOOOOOAL! 2-1! City take the lead! A swift counter from the hosts sees Sane combine with Sterling and the Germany ace plays a fine one-two with his teammate before firing past Baumann to double his tally for the evening.
Match Report
Leroy Sane bagged a brace as Manchester City beat Hoffenheim 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium to ensure they made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League as Group F winners.
City, who had already qualified, needed just a point to be certain of top spot but they fell behind to Andrej Kramaric's 16th-minute penalty.
The hosts then twice hit the woodwork before Sane's long-range free-kick just before half-time drew them level.
And he found the net again 16 minutes after the break as Pep Guardiola's side bounced back from their Premier League loss away at Chelsea on Saturday, while Hoffenheim finish bottom of the table to miss out on the Europa League.
Line-ups
Man City XI: N. Otamendi, İ. Gündoğan, R. Sterling, A.Laporte, J. Stones, Ederson Moraes, Zinchenko, Sané, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Foden
Subs: V. Kompany, F. Delph, K. Walker, Mahrez, B.Diaz, A. Murić, F. Nmecha
Hoffenheim XI: Oliver Baumann, Hübner, A. Kramarić, Kaderábek, Schulz, Bittencourt, Grillitsch, J. Brenet, Joelinton, K. Nuhu, Geiger
Subs: S. Zuber, Belfodil, Bicakcic, V. Grifo, Amiri, G. Kobel, Nelson