City 3 Bournemouth 1: De Bruyne given emotional broadcast as a man city seal win

Kevin De Bruyne Pluised his lines on his big night – but in the end he took the compliments.

The Belgian Maestro Missed a first half While he bowed out of his beloved Etihad by helping his team a more vital victory.

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Omar Marmoush” Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez got the goals that Manchester City on the edge of a 15th consecutive season in the Champions League.

But it was all about KDB about what a night of red hair, red faces and two red cards was.

It would always be an emotional night, because the believers of the city said goodbye to one of their favorites of all time but in the midst of all this, there was an important game to win.

Their gloomy draw at Southampton 10 days ago left them four points of their last two games to be sure of Champions League football Next season.

A home game with Bournemouth is normally a guaranteed victory for the men of Pep Guardiola – it was before the cherries seven in a row.

But these are not normal times for the city as Saturday Fa -Cup Final shown.

So a lot had been driven on KDB’s 142nd and last competition match about what his playground has become over the past decade.

Guardiola had said that he hoped that his players could use the emotion of the opportunity to take advantage and in the early stages they did.

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Mateo Kovacic Had already gone close when they took the lead on sensational fashion in the 14th minute.

Omar Marmoush takes a pass from Gvardiol – progresses from his own half before he releases a 30 -Yard stunner in the upper corner.

Kepa Arrizabalaga Was on his line, but had no chance when it kissed the top of the post on the way.

That was a way to come up with the penalty -Miss on Wembley on Saturday – his eighth goal for the club was the best with a margin.

No one can claim that the Egyptian has taken the city since he arrived in January and his turnout will make KDB’s departure easier to swallow.

De Bruyne almost offered a final assist for his old partner in crime Erling But for once the Norwegian could not apply the finishing touch.

A nice movement on the left saw Marmoush sliding the ball over the goal, but De Bruyne did not in any way succeed in converting – the bar of six meters out with the goal of his grace.

Guardiola had his head in his hands – De Bruyne’s family also in their box. Nobody could completely believe it.

And for a while the party in the stadium went a bit flat – with the crowd stunned in silence.

Bournemouth – who started the night with an external opportunity to claim European football – almost benefited.

A cross from the left of Marcus Tavernier fell on the path of Evanilson, but his shot defeated his fellow Brazilian Ederson But hit the post.

They got away with one and got the most out of their delay.

A cross of Mathens Nunes was only half erected and Ilkay Gundogan Changed the ball into the path of Bernardo Silva that came in from close by.

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It was not wrong with his strike against Real Madrid here two years ago – and made city fans dream of more Champions League nights here.

De Bruyne was not involved, but was probably the most relieved man in the stadium – because it felt like good shipping.

The visitors had a lot to do in the second half if they would become party poopers, but this city team gives you opportunities.

Antoine Semenyo woven his way along the edge of the box before he shot his shot narrowly over the bar.

And their hope to go back into it was lifted when a terrible pass of Josko Gvardiol Put Evanilson on goal.

Gvardiol’s colleague Croatian Kovacic withdrew the Brazilian and could not have any complaints when Thomas Bramall took out the red card.

It let Guardiola kick frustration in the excavated and also ended the special night of KDB abruptly.

He was replaced by defensive midfielder Nico, because City had no choice but to strengthen things.

The end had come a few minutes earlier than expected, but unnecessary to say that he left the field to a huge – and richly deserved standing ovation.

For years he will be remembered as the most successful player of the club ever, after he picked up 19 pieces of silverware in his shimmering stay of 10 years.

The advantage of the Cherries lasted only a few minutes when Lewis Cook Wild jumped in the city under the half -line – and he followed Kovacic through the tunnel.

De Bruyne’s Send Off was loud, but the cheers who greet the return of greeting Rodri Let it close.

The Ballon d’Or winner returned like a sub for Haaland with seven minutes to go – after eight months with a cruciate ligament injury.

They missed him enormously while he is rehabilitating – what a huge lift it will be to have him back.

Yet it was one of the men who bought to replace him – Nico – who slaughtered things, a pass of nunes in his pass and a beauty of curls.

A loose back pass from Nunes wrong Voets Ruben Dias and Sub Daniel Jebbison’s efforts had just enough to defeat Edererson – but it was little more than a consolation.

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