Pep: Man City showed true identity

Julian Kiewietz

MANCHESTER City's 2-1 comeback win at Paris St Germain on Wednesday was down to the team eventually showing their personality after a timid first half, coach Pep Guardiola said. The visitors fell behind in their Champions League semi-final first leg after 15 minutes when Marquinhos headed home from Angel Di Maria's corner. PSG looked sharp and focused, but lost control of the game to a transformed City side after the break, with Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scoring second-half goals to earn City their 18th consecutive away win in all competitions. With Neymar and Kylian Mbappe threatening to punish them on the counter, however, City took a cautious approach in the first half, and Guardiola said he did not blame them for it. "They're a team who are able…

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