Ghana Winger Osman Bukari Breaks Silence After Scoring Against Manchester City in UCL Opener

• Ghana winger, Osman Bukari has reacted after scoring against Man City
• The Black Stars forward netted his first UEFA Champions League goal against the English giants
• Red Star Belgrade lost to Manchester City in their group opener

Osman Bukari has expressed disappointment after Red Star Belgrade's defeat to European champions, Manchester City, on the opening night of the UEFA Champions League.

The Ghana international scored an incredible goal to open the scoring in an exciting game at the Etihad on Tuesday night. The goal was his first in the group stage of the competition.

However, a strong comeback from the treble winners saw Red Star return to Serbia defeated.

"Unfortunately, not the results we wanted but we will come back stronger! Thank you all for the support!," wrote Bukari on social media after the match.

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The 24-year-old gave the Serbian champions the lead on the stroke of half-time after beating the offside trap to finish off in style.

City responded early in the second half through Argentine forward, Julian Alvarez. The 2022 World Cup winner gave Man City the lead for the first time in the game on the hour mark before Rodri sealed victory late in the game.

Despite the defeat, Red Star Belgrade manager, Barak Bahar was proud of Bukari and his teammates for putting up a good fight in England.

"After the lead at halftime, I told the team that they had to keep playing, because I knew that Manchester City would press in the second half. They scored quickly in the second half but we were brave and kept fighting. We tried to press, but we didn't succeed, because their ball moves incredibly. We fought, we can look in the mirror and I'm proud of the team. We will transfer this energy to the next game," he said after the game, as quoted by crvenazvezdafk.com.

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Osman Bukari scores first UCL goal

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Bukari netted his first-ever goal in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League after opening the scoring in the match against Manchester City at the Etihad.

The Black Stars forward broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time after beating the offside trap to connect to Mirko Ivanic's pass.

Bukari helped Red Star Belgrade reach the group stage following a string of excellent performances in the qualifiers.