City, Real earn draws in Champs League
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November 8, 2012, Thursday
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THE most compelling Champions League group delivered more drama on Tuesday as Manchester City and Real Madrid both scored late equalizers in separate 2-2 home draws.
Premier League champion City dodged elimination when Sergio Aguero's 74th-minute goal completed a comeback started by Yaya Toure after Ajax had taken a 2-0 lead.
The action continued after the final whistle when coach Roberto Mancini and several players surrounded Danish referee Peter Rasmussen to argue that Mario Balotelli should have been awarded a penalty in a last desperate attack.
Aguero had also had a late strike disallowed for offside.
"The referee and the linesman were really poor. It was a penalty and it was a goal," Mancini said.
Real twice trailed against group leader Borussia Dortmund and relied on Mesut Oezil to level in the 89th minute. With two games left, Dortmund has eight points, the Spanish giant has seven and City, with just two points, must beat both to have a chance of advancing.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifted Paris Saint-Germain toward the last 16 by creating all the goals in a 4-0 victory over a poor Dinamo Zagreb team. Group leader FC Porto progressed with two games to spare by drawing 0-0 at Dynamo Kiev.
Malaga advanced to the next round despite conceding its first goal with Milan needing Alexandre Pato's 73rd-minute header for a 1-1 draw.
Anderlecht beat Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0.
Arsenal also wasted a two-goal lead in the first half on the road to draw 2-2 with Group B leader Schalke. Also in the group, Olympiakos beat last-place Montpellier 3-1.
Mancini, who was rewarded for winning the English title with a five-year contract, will do well to avoid a second straight group-stage exit.
Ajax exploited slack defending at corners when Siem de Jong struck with a shot from a tight angle in the 10th and the captain followed up with a powerful near-post header in the 17th.
Toure cut the deficit five minutes later with a scissor-kick volley, and Mancini sent on Balotelli as a substitute for the second half.
Deep into stoppage time, Balotelli fell to the floor trying to turn and shoot as defender Ricardo van Rhijn tugged at his left arm.
Referee Rasmussen immediately blew the final whistle and was pursued by angry City players, who were joined by Mancini wagging a finger at the match officials.
Premier League champion City dodged elimination when Sergio Aguero's 74th-minute goal completed a comeback started by Yaya Toure after Ajax had taken a 2-0 lead.
The action continued after the final whistle when coach Roberto Mancini and several players surrounded Danish referee Peter Rasmussen to argue that Mario Balotelli should have been awarded a penalty in a last desperate attack.
Aguero had also had a late strike disallowed for offside.
"The referee and the linesman were really poor. It was a penalty and it was a goal," Mancini said.
Real twice trailed against group leader Borussia Dortmund and relied on Mesut Oezil to level in the 89th minute. With two games left, Dortmund has eight points, the Spanish giant has seven and City, with just two points, must beat both to have a chance of advancing.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifted Paris Saint-Germain toward the last 16 by creating all the goals in a 4-0 victory over a poor Dinamo Zagreb team. Group leader FC Porto progressed with two games to spare by drawing 0-0 at Dynamo Kiev.
Malaga advanced to the next round despite conceding its first goal with Milan needing Alexandre Pato's 73rd-minute header for a 1-1 draw.
Anderlecht beat Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0.
Arsenal also wasted a two-goal lead in the first half on the road to draw 2-2 with Group B leader Schalke. Also in the group, Olympiakos beat last-place Montpellier 3-1.
Mancini, who was rewarded for winning the English title with a five-year contract, will do well to avoid a second straight group-stage exit.
Ajax exploited slack defending at corners when Siem de Jong struck with a shot from a tight angle in the 10th and the captain followed up with a powerful near-post header in the 17th.
Toure cut the deficit five minutes later with a scissor-kick volley, and Mancini sent on Balotelli as a substitute for the second half.
Deep into stoppage time, Balotelli fell to the floor trying to turn and shoot as defender Ricardo van Rhijn tugged at his left arm.
Referee Rasmussen immediately blew the final whistle and was pursued by angry City players, who were joined by Mancini wagging a finger at the match officials.
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