Deciding drama: The best of matchday six

The last five places in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 were claimed by Manchester City FC, AS Monaco FC, FC Schalke 04, FC Basel 1893 and Juventus – and we salute all five, along with holders Real Madrid CF, whose title defence rolls on and on. UEFA.com picks the best of the action with commentary highlights from our radio show Matchday Live.

 

City on victory

Team: Manchester City FCCity made it through their group for the first time in three attempts last season with a modest 12-point margin, but this year it was a bit tighter. After four games they had just two points and only the drama a fortnight ago of PFC CSKA Moskva's comeback against AS Roma and their own recovery to beat FC Bayern München left them travelling to the Stadio Olimpico with a chance of progress.
Once Bayern went ahead against CSKA, a City side without matchday five hat-trick hero Sergio Agüero knew they needed a win or a score draw at Roma to pip their hosts to the Group E runners-up slot. That meant a goal, and it arrived through a blistering strike from Samir Nasri on the hour, with Pablo Zabaleta clinching a 2-0 victory late on. "I think we did it the hard way and it's a kind of a miracle as well," Nasri said.