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To win is the most important thing.”Jesus — who scored in both legs and set up Raheem Sterling for their first goal in Friday’s last 16 second leg — said the players had turned disappointments in Europe’s premier club competition into a positive.Under Guardiola they have exited in the quarter-finals the past two years to English rivals Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and prior to that Monaco eliminated them in the last 16.City’s best performance so far was reaching the 2016 semi-finals under Guardiola’s predecessor Manuel Pellegrini.“As a group, we have matured from being knocked out of the previous Champions League editions,” said Jesus.“He (Jesus) is not a sub, we’ve got two great strikers at this club,” said Sterling.“Both strikers score goals and when you play with either one of them you know what you expect from each of them.“They are both top players in front of goal.

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Raheem Sterling insists Manchester City are 'hungry' for Champions League success and have the 'energy and fight' needed to progress in the competition. Video: Sterling scores after Varane's mistake for Real Madrid You saw from Gabby his calmness in front of goal was brilliant.”Sterling’s goal was his 100th for City and made him only the sixth English player to score 20 goals in the Champions League.“It’s a good achievement but now I want some more in the next couple of games, to keep progressing,” he said.“But the most important thing is my goals count for something and hopefully at the end of the competition they can do.”The 25-year-old England international said City had to “run their socks off” if they are to beat Lyon — who ousted Juventus on Friday — and reach the semi-finals.“They (Lyon) are a great team and it’s going to be a difficult one,” said Sterling.“But I keep saying the same thing -– there are teams in his competition with great quality.“We have to keep up the energy and play our football.”WE heartily congratulate the President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, for being cleared o...The Israeli defence ministry said on Wednesday that it had foiled an attempted cyber attack by a foreign group targeting...By George Thabit Ayad Thomas, Senior Solutions Manager of HUAWEI CLOUD Africa Region The COVID-19 pandemic has had such... By Udeme Akpan Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman/CEO, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, IVM, has revealed that his company...REVEALED: Meet the man behind the voice you hear on BBNaijaNigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, on Tuesday, halted the over a month losing streak as investors gained N232 billion propell...Apple must pay more than $500 million in damages and interest for 4G patent infringements held by intellectual property...ELON Reeve Musk, 49, citizen of South Africa, Canada and the United States with a 2020 net worth of $70.6 billion is one...In the first part of this series, we explained how ignorance, poverty of leadership, incompetence and the wrong mindsets...One of the indisputable truths in the book I am already writing is the fact that Oshiomhole and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, aft...This Christmas season I had intended to engage in a critical investigation of religion given the powerful theological si...Now, it is clear to those who value justice, equity, and truth that the way Nigeria is structured and governed at the mo...We all die. In just the 8th minute of Real Madrid’s crucial Champions League tie against Manchester City, Los Blancos were punished for their shaky attempts to play out from the back.Thibaut Courtois passed the ball out to Raphael Varane and the centre-back was punished for mulling about, Gabriel Jesus snatched the ball and squared it across the box to Raheem Sterling.The England international was left free to slot the ball into the back of the net with a tidy finish, Madrid have essentially gifted a goal to their world-class opponents.The Real Madrid defender has his pocket picked by Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling is on hand to apply the finish!— Football on BT Sport #Club2020 (@btsportfootball) Zinedine Zidane’s side now have an even more difficult task on their hands, what a great start to the game for Pep Guardiola’s men.We certainly didn’t expect a blunder like this from one of the world’s best centre-backs in Varane, guess everyone has an off-day at some point.

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