Posted on: 05:01 Thu, 26 Nov 2015



Sky

Manchester City’s hopes of topping
Group D were dealt a blow as Mario
Mandzukic’s first-half strike handed
Juventus a 1-0 victory in Turin.

Needing a victory to secure top spot
and avoid the likes of Barcelona and
Bayern Munich in the last 16, City
started well against the Serie A
champions with Fernandinho
wasting a glorious chance in the 16th
minute.

It proved to be costly as Mario
Mandzukic guided Alex Sandro’s
inch-perfect cross past Joe Hart just
three minutes later to seal all three
points and a place in the last 16.

City, who saw Joe Hart come off
injured with nine minutes
remaining, did have one glorious
chance to level things up late on but
substitute Raheem Sterling could not
find the target from close range.

Victory takes Juventus to the top of
Group D two points clear of City, who
will need Massimiliano Allegri’s side
to slip up away at Sevilla on
Matchday Six if they are to have any
chance of qualifying for the last 16
as group winners.