Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City Highlights & Results (Draw ensures Man City qualify for last 16)

⚽ Monchengladbach hosted Manchester City in the Champions League clash on Wednesday.

David Silva scored his first goal for Manchester City since August's Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest

➤Borussia Monchengladbach gave Pep Guardiola a scare when Raffael put the Bundesliga side in front

➤Manchester City got level just before the break when David Silva squeezed the ball home from a tight angle

➤Gladbach saw their task made more difficult when captain Lars Stindl saw red early in the second half

➤Cuney Cakir levelled things up when he sent off City midfielder Fernandinho just over 10 minutes later

➤Barcelona's win against Celtic meant that City point was enough to guarantee a last 16 spot

UCL Table For Group C As It Stand

David Silva's deft equaliser ensured Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage for a fourth consecutive season with a draw at Borussia Monchengladbach.

City trailed when Raffael powered a rising 15-yard drive past Claudio Bravo from a central position.

But Silva slid in at the near post to convert Kevin de Bruyne's low cross before the break.

Match Highlights

City improved after half-time, helped by the dismissal of home skipper Lars Stindl for two yellow cards.

However, the visitors were also reduced to 10 men when Fernandinho was booked for a second time for a needless tug on Raffael's shirt inside the Monchengladbach half.

Despite more space for both sides to exploit, the game failed to open up in the final half-hour.

But the point, coupled with Celtic's home defeat by leaders Barcelona,clinches second place in Group C for Pep Guardiola's men.

The Blues cannot catch the Spanish champions, who are four points clear with one round of matches to play. 

City's defensive problems continue

A common theme has run through the early days of Guardiola's tenure - his team giving away sloppy goals.

And they certainly cannot afford to do that against better Champions League opposition.

England centre-back John Stones has come under significant scrutiny, with critics saying the £47.5m summer signing needs to stop over-playing in his own half.

Although the odd pass went astray here, questions are likely to be raised about whether Stones needed to be stronger in the build-up to Monchengladbach's goal.

The 22-year-old was easily brushed off the ball by Stindl, who picked out Raffael.

The goal means City, who were again without the injured Vincent Kompany, have managed to keep just one clean sheet in their past 12 matches.

"City need Kompany back and firing," said BBC Radio 5 live analyst Mark Lawrenson. "Stones and Kompany playing together would make their defence look completely different."

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