City reach Champions League quarter-finals despite home defeat

Manchester City have reached the Champions League quarter-finals, beating Basel 5-2 on aggregate following a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of the last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium.

City reach Champions League quarter-finals despite home defeat

Manchester City slipped to their first home defeat since December 2016 as Basel won the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie 2-1.

It was not enough to prevent Pep Guardiola's side progressing to the quarter-finals, with Gabriel Jesus' early goal helping them to an overall 5-2 aggregate success - but it was still an unexpected slip.

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