Aguero Cetak Tiga Gol Jaga Peluang Lolos 16 Besar
Aguero `the Miracle Man` as Striker Keeps European Dream Alive
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Manchester (B2B) - Sergio Aguero menjadi pahlawan City setelah mengalahkan Muenchen 3-2 dan menjaga peluang lolos ke babak selanjutnya dalam lanjutan Liga Champions di Etihad Stadium.
Muenchen sudah memastikan satu tempat di babak 16 besar setelah menyapu bersih empat pertandingan dengan kemenangan. Sementara City berada di dasar klasemen dengan dua poin.
Bermain di kandang membuat City mendapat suntikan semangat dari supporter. Setelah pluit ditiupkan City membangun serangan lewat Navas yang membawa bola hingga ke tengah dan memberi umpan ke Nasri di kiri. Nasri mencoba menendang bola di kotak penalti Muenchen, tetapi dihalangi barisan pertahanan Muenchen.
Robben menusuk pertahanan City, kemudian menendang bola, tetapi bisa diselamatkan Hart, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Menit 20 Muenchen harus kehilangan salah satu pemainnya, Mehdi Benatia setelah menjatuhkan Aguero di kotak penalti. Wasit tak memberi ampun dengan mengganjar Benatia dengan kartu merah langsung dan menunjuk titik putih.
Aguero yang menjadi eksekutor mampu mengalahkan Neuer, meski Neuer telah melompat ke arah yang benar, menit 21.
Setelah kartu merah itu, Pep mengganti Rode dengan Dante.
Menit 35 Lampard melakukan tendangan bebas dari jarak 30 yard, tetapi melebar.
Xabi Alonso menyamakan kedudukan lewat tendangan bebas. Alonso mengincar pojok gawang, Hart hanya bisa terpaku melihat bola yang meluncur melewati dirinya, menit 40.
Lima menit kemudian, Robert Lewandowski membuat Muenchen unggul dengan sundulannya. Lewandowski mendapat umpan matang dari Boateng.
Setelah jeda, City mencoba mengejar ketinggalannya dengan menyerang lewat Navas, tetapi Neuer bisa membersihkannya lebih dulu.
Menit 80 City membangun serangan dengan memberikan umpan kepada Lampard yagng berada di tengah, tetapi lebih dulu terperangkap offside.
Lima menit kemudian, Aguero mencetak gol keduanya untuk City. Berawal dari salah umpan Alonso yang dipotong Jovetic. Kemudian Jovetic memberikan umpan kepada Aguero yang membawa bola hingga ke kotak penalti dan mengalahkan Neuer.
Suporter tuan rumah kembali bergemuruh karena Aguero mencetak gol ketiganya di tambahan waktu. Kali ini, Aguero memanfaatkan kesalahan Boateng sebelum mengalahkan Neuer.
Rekor Muenchen dengan 18 pertandingan tak terkalahkan harus berakhir. Sementara City menjaga peluang tetap lolos karena mengoleksi lima poin sama dengan Roma dan CSKA Moskow.
Manchester - Sergio Aguero struck twice in the closing minutes to complete a hat-trick and revive Manchester City´s Champions League hopes with a 3-2 win over 10-man Bayern Munich.
City´s challenge had looked all but over after Aguero´s early penalty was cancelled out by quickfire goals from Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski before half-time.
But Aguero seized on a mistake from the otherwise brilliant Alonso to equalise with five minutes remaining and then broke through again after a Jerome Boateng error for a brilliant winner.
The victory was City´s first of the competition and brought them level with Roma and CSKA Moscow in Group E with a trip to the Italian capital to come next month.
City certainly did it the hard way after surrendering their early advantage.
Aguero struck from the spot after being brought down by Medhi Benatia, who was sent off for his challenge.
But they were unable to build on that advantage and it was left to the prolific Aguero to save them, the Argentinian doing so in style by taking his goal tally for the season to 17.
City responded by making a lively start. Jesus Navas picked out the run of Samir Nasri with a superb through ball and the Frenchman looked threatening as he checked back to shoot, although his effort was blocked.
Gael Clichy maintained the positive start with a quick charge down the left but his cross for Frank Lampard was slightly overhit.
Bayern also had some prolonged spells of possession. Even without players such as Phillip Lahm, David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Holger Badstuber and Thiago Alcantara, and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze on the bench, they looked dangerous.
Arjen Robben was typically full of running and flicked a superb pass into the box for Sebastian Rode to test Joe Hart at point-blank range.
Robben then drove a shot wide before breaking down the left to set up Rafinha, whose low drive was blocked by Eliaquim Mangala.
It proved a critical intervention as Lampard released Aguero with a fine long pass.
The Argentinian raced into the area and looked to have the better of Benatia before the Moroccan brought him down with an ill-timed challenge.
Czech referee Pavel Kralovec did not hurry his decision but correctly pointed to the spot and showed the red card to Benatia.