Manchester City recover from early jitters to beat Brugge and progress to UCL knockout stage

Savinho wrapped up matters after 77 minutes when he collected John Stones’ pass on his chest and poked the ball home from six yards

Manchester City came from a goal behind to beat Brugge and progress to the knockout stages of the competition

Champions League: Manchester City 3 Club Brugge 1

A pre-match fire in a concession stand outside the Etihad threatened to delay kick-off for Pep Guardiola’s date with destiny but, thankfully for him and Manchester City, an impressive start to the second half ensured their Champions League hopes did not go up in flames.