Uefa Champions League: Man City Too Good For Mönchengladbach As Mendy Late Goal Gets Win For Real Madrid

  Uefa Champions League: Man City Too Good For Mönchengladbach As Mendy Late Goal Gets Win For Real Madrid By Oluwayemi Omolagba Manchester City underlined why they are favourites for a maiden Champions League title as they put on another dominant display to sweep aside Borussia Monchengladbach for a 19th successive win, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Pep Guardiola's team were far too good for their meek last-16 opposition in Budapest, and perhaps should have added to the first-leg lead given to them by Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus. A lack of cutting edge could be the only criticism levelled at City in a match they controlled completely. Silva headed in a wonderful cross from Joao Cancelo to open the scoring, before the same two players combined to lay on the second for Jesus. Gladbach, appearing at this stage of the competition for the first time in 43 years, had no answer and would need something close to a sporting miracle to turn the tie around when the sides meet in Manchester on 16 March. In Bergamo Italy, Ferland Mendy scored a stunning late winner as Real Madrid clinched a hardworking last-16 first-leg victory against 10-man Atalanta. Real looked like being left frustrated by a well-organised home side until Mendy curled in with four minutes left. Atalanta's Remo Freuler was sent off after just 17 minutes for denying Mendy a clear goalscoring opportunity. The depleted hosts did not have a single shot on target and now must score in the return leg on 16 March.