Manchester City has achieved a historic milestone in the UEFA Champions League

Manchester City has achieved a historic milestone in the UEFA Champions League.

In the first leg of the round of 16, the "Citizens" secured a 3-1 victory over Copenhagen. Goals were scored by De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Phil Foden sealed the match with a goal in stoppage time. Thus, City won with a score of 3-1.

According to Opta, Manchester City became the first team in the history of the UEFA Champions League to score three or more goals in seven consecutive matches. In addition, Manchester City has won nine matches in a row in the Champions League, which is a record among Premier League clubs.

Furthermore, with his goal in this game, De Bruyne became the fourth player to score at least ten goals in the UEFA Champions League playoffs since the 2019-20 season. Only Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland (with 13 each), and Karim Benzema (17) have scored more than him.

Also, it is worth mentioning that the match against Copenhagen marked Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola's 900th in his career.