Kevin de Bruyne delivers as Man City eyes firmly on the big prize

Manchester City 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0, Man City win 3-2 on aggregate: Manchester City have finally learned to love the Champions League after Kevin De Bruyne sent them into the semi-finals on a heady night at the Etihad.

De Bruyne’s beautifully-taken 76th strike against Paris St Germain gave Manuel Pellegrini’s side a 3-2 aggregate victory in the quarter-final tie and left the rest of football wondering just where the club can go next.

Considering City’s plans for world domination since being taken over by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 — they already have sister clubs in Australia, the United States, and Japan as well as a finance deal with China — the Champions League was always going to be the next step in taking their brand onto a global stage.