God's Angels in Sky Blue got off the schneid in the Champions League tonight. Behind Kun Aguero's hat trick Manchester City beat the Bayern Munchkins 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium.
Puzzlingly, with all the success of the last few seasons, two EPL titles, the FA Cup, and that loathsome Capital One thing, City have been a pity in Europe. It was against this same club at the Allianz Arena in 2011 that Carlos Tevez refused to come off the bench, effectively ending his future with City and just about causing Roberto Mancini to have a nervous breakdown.
Failure in Europe played a big part in the decision to fire Mancini but City's struggles have continued under Manuel Pellegrini this season and last.
Advancement was not assured tonight but a loss would have ended it and perhaps Pellegrini's time at the club as well. Down 2-1 at half it was a very black night sky on which Aguero hung the moon with the equalizer in the 85' and the winner in the 90th. And with that a full, blue moon rose over Manchester.
Puzzlingly, with all the success of the last few seasons, two EPL titles, the FA Cup, and that loathsome Capital One thing, City have been a pity in Europe. It was against this same club at the Allianz Arena in 2011 that Carlos Tevez refused to come off the bench, effectively ending his future with City and just about causing Roberto Mancini to have a nervous breakdown.
Failure in Europe played a big part in the decision to fire Mancini but City's struggles have continued under Manuel Pellegrini this season and last.
Advancement was not assured tonight but a loss would have ended it and perhaps Pellegrini's time at the club as well. Down 2-1 at half it was a very black night sky on which Aguero hung the moon with the equalizer in the 85' and the winner in the 90th. And with that a full, blue moon rose over Manchester.
