Source: Daily_Mail
Man City 2 Hamburg 1: Spirited ten man City crash out of the UEFA Cup
Manchester City enjoyed a small taste of what the future may hold last night as a packed Eastlands bore witness to a thrilling evening of European football.[LNB]Failure with honour was all 47,000 City supporters had to take away at the end of the night, courtesy of a first-leg capitulation in Germany that left Mark Hughes and his players too much to do in the return.[LNB]But City recovered from the demoralising loss of an early goal last night to give Martin Jol's Hamburg team a shock as only the woodwork and a goalkeeper's outstretched boot prevented the tie going into extra time.[LNB]City would have deserved an extra 30 minutes, as unexpected as it would have been after a pretty one-sided first leg. [LNB] Hope: Elano scores from the spot to give City the lead on the night, but it was not enough[LNB]Having so often come up short when character was needed this season, City suddenly found what Hughes has been looking for last night. What a differencea bit of spirit makes.[LNB] Manchester City 2 Hamburg 1: the action from Eastlands as it happenedManchester City join Chelsea in fight for Milan boss Ancelotti, claims agentAtletico Madrid join Liverpool and Man City in £14m battle to sign ZarateEXCLUSIVE: City manager Hughes needs every man to be an IrelandMANCHESTER CITY FC
