Match Report
The table read 1st (Manchester City, 16 pts) against 4th (Olympique Marseille, 3 pts), 13 points apart. Olympique Marseille had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Manchester City ran at 2.17 scored and 0.17 conceded, Olympique Marseille at 0.33 and 2.17.
Olympique Marseille came in having won three on the spin.
The match was played at Etihad Stadium in Manchester (capacity 55,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.