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LIVE UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg: Manchester City v Hamburg
Full-time Manchester City 2 Hamburg 1 (3-4 on aggregate)[LNB]90+3mins The visitors are displaying typical German efficiency now, keeping the ball in the corners, running down the clock, and forcing City players into frustrated lunges. Ireland is booked for one such challenge on Guerrero.[LNB]90+1mins Given strides forward for a corner, but Robinho sends the kick deep to the opposite side of the penalty area, and Hamburg clear their lines comfortably.[LNB]90mins Four minutes of added time.[LNB]86mins Given's save has lifted his team-mates and the crowd and they are finishing strongly, but Richards misses a glorious chance when he skips on to Robinho's flick and blasts the ball over from close range. That could be it for City.[LNB]84mins Daniel Sturridge is on for Elano - and the fans aren't too happy. The Brazilian has been City's most dangerous performer in front of goal tonight, and you'd have thought that Hughes would want his set-piece expertise on the pitch in the dying moments.[LNB] Off you go: Richard Dunne is given his marching orders by referee Nicola Rizzoli.[LNB]83mins Given keeps his team in the competition with a superb save from Olic.[LNB]77mins The pendulum is starting to swing Hamburg's way now - they appear to have weathered the storm and are now keeping the ball more comfortably.[LNB]75mins RED CARD! City's task is made even harder, as Dunne is shown a second yellow card for a rash challenge on the substitute Petric. The big defender had been warned long ago by referee Rizzoli that he was in the last chance saloon, and City can have no complaints.[LNB]72mins Hamburg make a substitution, as Petric replaces Trochowski.[LNB]70mins Delightful skill from Elano, as he scoops the ball over the Hamburg back-line for Robinho to run on to, but Rost rushes out and the Brazilian's raised boot is penalised.[LNB]68mins A free-kick for City again some 25 yards out and that means one thing - Elano. However, this time Rost doesn't need help from the posts and crossbar, as his defensive wall blocks the effort.[LNB]66 mins Robinho meets a cross from the left with a decent diving header at the near post, but his effort is too close to Rost.[LNB]61mins Caicedo has the ball in the back of the net again - but he's flagged offside...again. The striker rounds the keeper and finishes brilliantly after being played through by Robinho, but his run was made just a fraction too early.[LNB]Caicedo celebrates his strike[LNB]59mins Full credit to City - they really are giving this a go. However, you sense that Mark Hughes's men need to take advantage of this spell of domination soon - Hamburg will be more dangerous on the break as the game goes on.[LNB]58mins A glorious chance for Robinho to make it three as he races on to Zabaleta's long pass and takes the ball gloriously on his chest, but the challenge of a defender forces the Brazilian into a weak shot from 12 yards out.[LNB]54mins Even more incredible! Elano's low inswinging corner kick almost deceives Rost, who parries the ball off his goal-line straight to the loitering Caicedo, who somehow manages to divert his effort over the bar from less than six yards out. A hero three minutes ago, now a duffer. How quickly things can change in football.[LNB]53mins Incredible - Elano has struck the woodwork again! This time his free-kick was slightly closer in and curled rather than smashed, but Rost was beaten all ends up again and had his post to thank this time.[LNB]50mins GOAL! The dream is on! Ireland's reverse pass finds Caicedo, who sidesteps two challenges in the box and calmly slots a left-footed effort low past Rost into the corner of the net. Eastlands goes wild and City now have 40 minutes to find another goal. Manchester City 2 Hamburg 1 (3-4 on agg)[LNB] Felipe Caicedo fires home City's second.[LNB]47mins Robinho's wayward pass forces Kompany to bring down the counter-attacking Guerrero, and the Belgian is shown a yellow card that will rule him out of the semi-final first leg if City get there.[LNB]20:46 We're off again, and City start the second half as they started the first - needing two goals to avoid going out of the competition.[LNB]Half-time Manchester City 1 Hamburg 1 (2-4 on agg)[LNB]43mins So near, yet so far. Elano rattles the Hamburg crossbar with a stunning free-kick from more than 30 yards out. That could be a turning point in this match - a half-time lead for City would have put a whole new perspective on the second period.[LNB]40mins Another sparkling piece of skill from the Brazilian releases Bridge on the left, but the defender's weak cross is comfortably gathered by Rost.[LNB]34mins Robinho is starting to influence proceedings in a more central role, and some neat footwork in the box creates a chance at the near post for Caicedo, whose effort is smothered by Rost.[LNB]30mins A decent move involving Robinho and Caicedo almost creates an opening for Zabaleta, but a defender gets across to clear the danger.[LNB]25mins Trochowski tries to make amends with a speculative long-range effort that Given is forced to palm round his post for a corner.[LNB] Elano draws Manchester City level from the penalty spot.[LNB]22mins Elano creates another opening with an exquisite deep cross to Ireland, who only manages to guide the ball into the side-netting.[LNB]18mins Replays show that Trochowski was very unfortunate to be penalised. The ball struck him almost on his shoulder and there wasn't much in the way of appeals from any of the City players. Martin Jol will be furious if it ends up costing his side dearly...[LNB]17mins GOAL! Elano steps up to fire the ball past Rost and cancel out Hamburg's lead. City are back to where they started the night - needing two goals to avoid going out. Manchester City 1 Hamburg 1 (2-4 on agg)[LNB]16mins PENALTY! City are gifted an immediate opportunity to draw level, as referee Rizzoli awards a penalty after Trochowski blocks a shot from Elano with his arm. Harsh on the Hamburg defender, who didn't know much about it, but City won't complain.[LNB]14mins Dunne is booked for a foul on Olic - it hasn't been a great night for the big defender so far.[LNB]Hamburg's Jose Paolo Guerrero celebrates his opening goal.[LNB]12mins GOAL! Disaster for City, as Hamburg take the lead and give their opponents a mountain to climb. Pitroipa gets down the right and cuts the ball across, where Guerrero takes advantage of Dunne's slip to poke the ball beyond Given. Manchester City 0 Hamburg 1 (1-4 on agg)[LNB]10mins Croatian striker Olic shoots wide from a good position on the right.[LNB]7mins An amazing sequence of events sees City almost take the lead, as Zabaleta plays in Richards, who slips at the vital moment, allowing the ball to run through to Rost. However, the Hamburg keeper slams his clearance against an opponent and the ball almost breaks for Elano before a defender hacks away the danger.[LNB]4mins A tight offside call, as Robinho is flagged breaking clear on the right. Wouldn't mind seeing that one again.[LNB]2mins Almost a horror start for City - Pitroipa got to a ball in the box just ahead of Dunne, who took a wild swipe at the Burkino Faso striker and was fortunate not to conceded a penalty.[LNB]19:45 Hamburg have got us underway. The atmosphere is electric and 3,000 travelling Germans are certainly making their presence known at one end of the ground. [LNB]19:36 It's clear that this is a big night for the manager. Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has flown in from Abu Dhabi for the game and the general consensus is that anything less than progress to the semi-finals will spell the end of the road for Hughes, with just about every top European coach linked with a move to Eastlands in the summer.[LNB] The boss is here: Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (right) stands with Executive Chairman Garry Cook before the game.[LNB]19:33 All jokes aside, their away goal in Hamburg last week means that all is not lost for City, but it will take one hell of a performance to turn the tables on Martin Jol's men, who have won all of their five away games in Europe this season. Mr Hit and Miss himself, Robinho, will certainly need to have his shooting boots on tonight - he's still waiting for his first goal in 2009.[LNB]19:25 Shaun Wright-Phillips - although not in action because of an ankle injury - is positive that his team-mates can do the business tonight: 'All I'll say is that it's not over until the fat lady sings', warns the pint-sized winger.[LNB]Well, Wrighty, all I'd say is that Vanessa Feltz is clearing her throat as we speak...[LNB]19:15 The teams are in, and not surprisingly, it's an attack-minded 4-3-3 line-up from Mark Hughes, with at least two goals required in normal time if City are to keep their European dream alive. With Craig Bellamy injured, Brazilian superstar Robinho is back in a very exotic-sounding attacking line-up alongisde Caicedo and Elano. Wayne Bridge and Vincent Kompany also return after hamstring injuries as Hughes makes five changes to the side that lost to Fulham on Sunday.[LNB]Man City: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Zabaleta, Kompany, Ireland, Elano, Robinho, Caicedo. Subs: Hart, Garrido, Petrov, Fernandes, Evans, Sturridge, Logan.Hamburg: Rost, Boateng, Gravgaard, Mathijsen, Jansen, Pitroipa, Jarolim, Aogo, Trochowski, Guerrero, Olic. Subs: Hesl, Da Silva, Petric, Ndjeng, Rincon, Schulz, Torun.Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)[LNB]19:00 Good evening ladies and gentlemen - just when you thought you'd had your fill of European knock-out football this week, we're back with more! After Tuesday and Wednesday's epic Champions League encounters, tonight the focus turns to the last eight of the UEFA Cup, as Manchester City attempt to claw back a 3-1 first leg deficit at the hands of German side Hamburg. We'll have every minute of the action live here on Sportsmail, so don't go away. 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