Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland strike for Pep Guardiola’s side as Vinicius Jr and Willi Orban trade blows in Manchester
FC Copenhagen's Danish midfielder Oscar Højlund vies with Manchester City's Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic and Manchester City's English midfielder Micah Hamilton. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty ImagesHolders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday in their last-16 second leg, a 10th consecutive win in the competition that wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate triumph.
Akanji scored with City's first chance, volleying in Alvarez's corner in the fifth minute. Alvarez scored his own four minutes later, thanks to calamitous goalkeeping by Kamil Grabara, who let the City forward's shot slip through his hands seconds after Rodri pinged an effort off the crossbar.
RB Leipzig were arguably the better side and missed several gilt-edged chances. But Real Madrid increased the tempo in the second half and ultimately did enough to secure qualification for the next round despite several chances missed by their opponents.Bidding for a record-extending 15th Champions League title, Real took the lead thanks to a Vinicius Jr strike from a counter attack in the 65th minute.
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