Man City v Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich 0

FT 90 +3
HT 1-0

Manchester City picked up 10 points but will now face a Europa League campaign

By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Etihad Stadium

Manchester City's Champions League campaign ended in disappointment as they beat Bayern Munich but finished behind Napoli, who secured the win they needed against Villarreal.

The odds were always against City after their defeat in Napoli - but they were offered brief hope of reaching the knockout phase as goals either side of the interval from David Silva and Yaya Toure put them in command against Bayern.

For a few tantalising moments City looked set to claim the precious qualifying place as Napoli struggled to break down Villarreal, but Etihad Stadium was plunged into eerie silence as news of the Italians' goals in Spain filtered through.

And on a black night for Manchester, City must now take their place alongside neighbours United - who also went out after losing 2-1 away to Basel - in the Europa League after learning harsh lessons of life in the Champions League during their first campaign.

FINAL GROUP A TABLE

	Played	Points

Bayern Munich	6	13
Napoli	6	11
Man City	6	10
Villarreal	6	0

Full Champions League tables

Roberto Mancini's side have swept to the top of the Premier League, but even this expensive and richly talented side found the adjustment to Europe's elite competition a tough one, paying a heavy price for losses away to Bayern and the ultimately decisive defeat in Naples.

City will now make the Premier League an even bigger priority, while regrouping and planning again for what they hope will be another tilt at the Champions League next season.

Their ambition of qualifying from the group stage was helped by Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes' decision to relegate many of his key players to the bench, having already won the group. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller all watched from the sidelines.

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Manchester City's tally of 10 points would have been enough to progress in six of the seven other groups

The change in personnel did not disrupt the discipline and organisation that is Bayern's trademark, however, as City were frustrated in all their attempts to exert early superiority.

City felt they were victims of an injustice after 16 minutes when Silva's free-kick floated straight in, but French official Stephane Lannoy adjudged that Joleon Lescott had fouled keeper Jorg Butt.

The breakthrough came six minutes before the interval, courtesy of another moment of instinctive skill from the magical Silva. Edin Dzeko's touch sat up nicely for the Spaniard and he made a difficult opportunity look easy by firing a wonderful left-foot volley into the bottom corner of Butt's goal.

City gained confidence from the strike and almost added a second immediately as Sergio Aguero cut through Bayern's defence only to see Jerome Boateng clear off the line.

Silva then forced another save from Butt with Gareth Barry shooting over from the rebound as City ended the half in the ascendancy.

Analysis

Phil McNulty Chief football writer

"Mancini can absorb the lessons and regard the Europa League, no matter how it is viewed elsewhere, as an opportunity to win another trophy. It will not be a priority but City have the strength of squad to make a go of it."

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And that supremacy was confirmed six minutes after the resumption with their second goal. Dzeko was again involved, slipping a neat pass through to the foraging Toure, who poked a right-foot finish past Butt.

City's fans were dreaming of achieving what had looked unlikely before kick-off and reaching the last 16, but the celebrations were snuffed out once Napoli took charge against Villarreal.

Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition.

Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (4)

Manchester City

25 Hart
04 Kompany
06 Lescott
15 Savic
22 Clichy
18 Barry
19 Nasri
21 Silva (Johnson - 83' )
42 Y Toure (Balotelli - 81' )
10 Dzeko (De Jong - 77' )
16 Aguero

Substitutes

30 Pantilimon
05 Zabaleta
28 K Toure
07 Milner
11 Johnson
34 De Jong
45 Balotelli

Bayern Munich

22 Butt
13 Rafinha
17 Boateng
26 Contento
28 Badstuber
23 Pranjic
27 Alaba
30 Dias Booked
44 Tymoschuk
09 Petersen (Usami - 81' )
11 Olic Booked

Substitutes

01 Neuer
05 Van Buyten
21 Lahm
07 Ribery
14 Usami
25 Mueller
33 Gomez

Ref: S Lannoy

Att: 46,002

Match Stats

Possession 48 52

Shots

16 9

On target

8 2

Corners

4 2

Fouls

15 12

Live Text Commentary

92:05 Full time

Full Time The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

90:00 +1:47

The assistant referee flags for offside against Adam Johnson. Indirect free kick taken by Marcio Rafinha.

88:32

Effort from deep inside the area by Adam Johnson misses to the right of the goal.

84:15

Foul by Mario Balotelli on Jerome Boateng, free kick awarded. Jerome Boateng restarts play with the free kick.

83:39

Vincent Kompany gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ivica Olic. Direct free kick taken by Holger Badstuber.

82:50 Substitution

Substitution David Silva goes off and Adam Johnson comes on.

82:32

David Alaba has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area missing to the wide left of the goal.

82:05

Sergio Aguero takes a shot. Save made by Jorg Butt.

80:19 Substitution

Substitution Takashi Usami joins the action as a substitute, replacing Nils Petersen.

80:19 Substitution

Substitution (Man City) makes a substitution, with Mario Balotelli coming on for Gnegneri Toure Yaya.

79:41

Shot from outside the penalty box by Samir Nasri goes wide right of the goal.

77:16

Sergio Aguero fouled by Marcio Rafinha, the ref awards a free kick. Strike comes in from Samir Nasri from the free kick.

76:19

Free kick taken by Gnegneri Toure Yaya.

76:19 Substitution

Substitution Edin Dzeko goes off and Nigel De Jong comes on.