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Aguero grabs late winner for City

Source: Agencies | 00:01 UTC+8 January 11, 2018 | Print Edition

Bristol City suffered stoppage-time heartbreak in its League Cup semifinal at Manchester City on Tuesday but played better than most Premier League teams that visit the Etihad Stadium, according the home side’s manager Pep Guardiola.

The second-tier visitors had taken the lead with a penalty before the break in the first leg clash and then held on for dear life after Kevin De Bruyne levelled for the hosts. Sergio Aguero’s last-gasp goal gave City a 2-1 advantage heading into the return game in two weeks’ time.

The late strike was a gut-wrenching blow for visiting manager Lee Johnson, whose team had already dumped four top flight sides out of the competition, but his opposite number in the dugout had words of consolation at full time.

“Pep Guardiola said to me that we played better than most of the Premier League teams that come to Man City,” Johnson told Sky Sports.

“We’ll take an awful lot from it and learn a lot. It is not over. It will be an interesting game at Ashton Gate.

“The away goal was very important. We tried to score and certainly didn’t park the bus. The lads have to go home and think we can kick on form this performance.”

Manchester City, which is unbeaten and 15 points clear in the Premier League, fell behind when defender John Stones dived into a rash challenge on Bobby Reid, who dispatched the penalty.

The visitors’ lead lasted until the 55th minute but after De Bruyne’s leveller it was one-way traffic as they defended bravely in the face of a City onslaught.

In Spain, Victor “Vitolo” Machin and Luciano Vietto scored on their debuts as Atletico Madrid and Valencia cruised into the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.

Vietto scored three times, including one from near midfield, to help Valencia rout Las Palmas 4-0 and advance 5-1 on aggregate. Vitolo scored his first goal for Atletico as it defeated third-division team Lleida 3-0 and advanced 7-0 on aggregate. Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro also got on the scoresheet for Atletico, which was without most of its regular starters.

Vitolo was making his second appearance for Atletico since returning from a loan to Las Palmas. He was signed by Atletico last offseason but couldn’t play until now because the Spanish club was temporarily banned by FIFA from registering new players.

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