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Man City clinch Champions League last-16 spot with win over Galatasaray
- On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2 at the Etihad Stadium, with Haaland ending his goal drought.
- A defeat at Bodø/Glimt earlier this month left Manchester City needing victory to keep hope of a top-eight finish alive, with multiple teams locked on 13 points making other results critical.
- Jérémy Doku created both goals, pulling back for Rayan Cherki's 29th-minute finish, but sustained a knock and limped off around 37 minutes, replaced by Phil Foden.
- The win sent City into the Champions League last 16 with an automatic top-eight place, avoiding a play-off; they will face Benfica, Bodø/Glimt, Inter Milan, or Real Madrid.
- But off-field and injury issues remain, as Jérémy Doku's knock adds to a crisis including suspended Rodri and injured centre-backs Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, and John Stones; Kurdish demonstrators disrupted the match and a head clash between Tijjani Reijnders and Davinson Sánchez caused a long stoppage.
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Despite not relying on himself, Manchester City did its homework, defeated Galatasaray (2-0) and will be in the eighth finals ranked among the top eight in the standings.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right14Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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