Manchester City continued their Champions League title defense with a comfortable victory at FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Following Kevin de Bruyne’s early goal, it appeared as though Pep Guardiola’s team would win handily because the hosts were hardly able to stop them.

However, Ederson’s bad clearing allowed the ball to go straight to Copenhagen, where Magnus Mattsson scored a spectacular goal to seize the opportunity.

Just before halftime, Bernardo Silva gave Manchester City another lead with a deft flick after a De Bruyne ball had rebounded through to him.

After the break, De Bruyne and Erling Haaland had further opportunities to extend the advantage. However, Phil Foden’s late goal assured that City would leave with a two-goal cushion even if they were not playing at their best offensively.

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