Manchester City Make Champions League History After Beating FC Copenhagen 3:1

• FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City ended in a 3-1 win for the Premier League side
• De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Phile Foden were on target for Pep Guardiola's side
• The victory has Man City with one leg in the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Manchester City have inked their name in Champions League history books following their 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash.

City went into the Tuesday night encounter with the aim of securing a positive result to boost their chances of qualifying for the quarters.

Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for the English giants inside 10 minutes of action before Magnus Mattsson restored parity in the 34th minute.

However, Pep Guardiola's men regained their lead on the stroke of the first half through Bernardo Silva before Phil Foden made it 3-1 at stoppage time.

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The crucial victory has City with one leg in the last eight ahead of the second leg to be played at the Etihad Stadium.

Man City make Champions League history

Beyond the win, OptaJoe reports that the scoreline helped City make Champions League history.

According to the data platform, the Cityzens are now the first team in the competition's history to score more than three goals in seven consecutive matches.

Prior to their trip to Copenhagen, the English champions had won all their European fixtures by more than three goals.

The victories include matches against Crvena Zvezda, RB Leipzig, and Young Boys.

Meanwhile, their win against Copenhagen was clouded with some unfortunate news, with Jack Grealish going off injured.

Sky Sports reports that the midfielder had to be subbed off following the injury.

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City will now be shifting focus to their upcoming Premier League clash against rivals Chelsea on Saturday, February 17.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported on a supercomputer predicting the team that could win this season's Champions League title.

Real Madrid, reigning champions City, and Bayern Munich are among the top teams still firmly in the tournament.

Arsenal are also still in the competition after they qualified for the knockouts.