Manchester City and Aston Villa played an intense and entertaining match in the 34th week of the English Premier League, with Pep Guardiola’s side emerging victorious at the Etihad Stadium. This win brings City closer to securing a Champions League spot.

The match started with City dominating, and they needed just seven minutes to take the lead through Bernardo Silva’s powerful strike, making it 1-0.

However, Aston Villa responded after a controversial penalty was awarded following a foul by Rúben Dias. Marcus Rashford converted the penalty to level the score at 1-1.

In the second half, City pushed harder for the winner, and their persistence paid off in stoppage time. Matheus Nunes scored the decisive goal in the 94th minute after a brilliant assist from Jérémy Doku, securing a 2-1 victory for the hosts.

Goals:

Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa: Bernardo Silva’s powerful strike from inside the box, assisted by Omar Marmoush, beat Emiliano Martínez in the seventh minute.

Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa: Rúben Dias conceded a penalty, and Marcus Rashford converted it in the 18th minute to equalize.

Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa: Jérémy Doku’s brilliant run and assist set up Matheus Nunes for the winning goal in the 94th minute.