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.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.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.City would have deserved an extra 30 minutes, as unexpected as it would have been after a pretty one-sided first leg.  Hope: Elano scores from the spot to give City the lead on the night, but it was not enoughHaving 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. 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

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