Manchester City 6-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Champions League – live! | Soccer

Manchester City in the first half is not really much to be reckoned with. City fully in control in Group F, although a late goal for Hoffenheim at Lyon means City does not qualify for win tonight. A miraculous 2-2 draw for Hoffenheim actually, who came back from 2-0 down with 10 men. This is how things stand.

Fair play to Gabriel Jesus – he's been inconsistent this season a hat-trick tonight, taking care of him. Pep Guardiola will be delighted.

Elsewhere there were good displays from David Silva, Fernandinho, Riyadh Mahrez, Raheem Sterling (what a goal, btw) and Aymeric Laporte, while Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sané will be fully booked for Sunday's Manchester derby. A perfect night for City.

You can read Paul Wilson's match report right here. Cheerio!

Raheem Sterling speaks about the controversial first-half penalty:

I went to the ball and I did not know what happened next. I kicked the turf. I do not think I felt any contact. Apologies to the ref and apologies to Shakhtar.

We need the win to keep the pressure on the others. Defeat to Lyon was a wake-up call and the Champions League, these things can happen. "

um, City fans will not be pleased to hear that Manchester United have taken the lead at Juventus, though an own goal. Scenes!

Nothing between the two sides.

Hat-trick for Gabriel Jesus, goal suicidal defending from Shakhtar: Mahrez picks Rakitskiy's pocket, sends Gabriel Jesus through the goal and the Brazilian simply chips the ball over Pyatov into the net. An exquisite lob. It's not the most comprehensive performance from Gabriel Jesus but he's only bloody scored three times. So can not complain.

90 min: Two minutes added on here. I suggest you head to Juventus v Manchester United, because Juan Mata has just scored a free-kick to equalize for Jose Mourinho's side.

88 min: City could have scored another couple since my last update. Mahrez, now operating on the left, a dreamy ball behind Shakhtar's defense and Pyatov rushes out and just about gets there. Ismaily cleans up and it's a good job

GOAL: 5-0

85 min: The irony is that these substitutions, Shakhtar have probably been the better side. But in being more attacking, Shakhtar left gaping holes at the back. City counter-attack with three-one-one. Gabriel Jesus feeds Gundogan, who has a wonderful cross to Mahrez and the back post. The Algerian takes the ball down on his chest, lets the ball bounce and lashes the ball past Pyatov at the near post. The goalkeeper could probably have done better.

Mahrez has been threatening that night. That's now 20 goals in City's last home games, they have just been one in that time. This would also be City's biggest ever Champions League win.

81 min: Whatever happened to Ederson's hair, I do not like it.

79 min: Shakhtar have a free kick, about 30 yards from goal. Alex, Ronald Koeman and David Luiz, Rakitskiy steps and up a wonderful effort towards the top corner, but Ederson gets across to make his first impression of the night.

77 min: Fernandinho, who had assumed the captain's armband when Silva went off, is himself withdrawn for Delph. To form Shakhtar player, he is clapped off by both sets of supporters.

Shakhtar also makes a double change: Taison coming off for Alan Patrick (who looks like he could be from Beswick but is actually Brazilian) and Maycon coming off for Wellington Nem.

75 min: Is there anybody that can do a stepover as effortlessly as Mahrez? The winger runs at Ismaily, a couple of lollipops, but shoots wide.

74 min: David Silva's work is done for the evening. One goal, one assist, cheers. Gundogan comes on to lukewarm applause.

Just as he did before, Gabriel Jesus sends Pyatov to his left, and shoots to the keeper's right, his shot just creeping under the bar. A cracking penalty, actually.

73 min: Stepanenko is complaining to the referee, claiming he got some of the ball in a tackle on David Silva, but it's an obvious spot-kick.

72 min: Hoffenheim fans, do you want to the good news or the bad news? Always bad news first. Well, you're down to 10 men – Kasim Nuhu see red – goal you have scored by Andrej Kramaric, who has had three Champions League goals this season.

Lyon 2-1 Hoffenheim, then.

70 min: Cristiano Ronaldo has just scored an absolute pearler of a volley against former Manchester United club. Join Barry Glendenning for that one, if you're interested.

66 min: Shakhtar have a corner! Ismaily got forward to win, but Rakitskiy does not bother to beat the first man with his cross. Waste.

64 min: Does anybody else find City fans' singing of 'Come on, come on, come on' just grating?

62 min: Júnior Moraes, Shakhtar's striker, Paolo Fonseca. Olarenwaju Kayode, who was actually on Manchester City's books last season (on loan at Girona and Shakhtar) comes on in his place.

60 min: City make their first change, Guardiola with one eye on Sunday's Manchester derby. Kyle Walker comes off, Danilo comes on. The Brazilian has only played in the League Cup this season, so this is probably quite exciting for him.

58 min: Bernardo Silva does not really have much pace but he somehow sears past Mayviyenko to the byline and crosses, the ball dinking through the six-yard box where nobody is there to tap it in.

56 min: City are the outright favorites to win this season's Champions League. You can see why this evening. And most important players: Aguero, Mendy, De Bruyne, Sané and Kompany.

54 min: Another penalty shout for City! Silva showed exceptional feet, turning Kryvtsov in knots, and the Shakhtar defender clumsily falls on the back of the Spaniard, who goes down just in front of the byline. Another tight one, seen them given, but probably the right call. City's fans literally do not care, almost as if they would rather see a tight game than this descending into 4, 5, 6-0.

52 min: Not that the City fans are bothered. "Stand up, for the champions" sing the home crowd.

50 min: Penalty shout for City as Sterling goes down in the box! Not given! Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Sterling played a one-two with Zinchenko, Mayviyenko got the wrong side of the game.

48 min: 3-0

A wonderful, wonderful solo goal. Sterling picks the ball up with his back to goal in midfield, turns sharply, somehow squeezes past the pinch tackles of both Maycon and Stepanenko, and curls a peach into the top right-hand corner. That's a Fifa goal, an R2 finish. Wow.

46 min: I do hope that Shakhtar show a bit more attacking intent in this second half. I know that they are missing Marlos, one of their playmakers, but they have not seen at all.

Have you got any more examples of sportsmanship that has warmed your heart in years gone by? Does not have to be limited to being rewarded, of course.

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I always liked West Ham's Paolo Di Canio Everton's goalkeeper Paul Gerrard in the penalty area. He won the Fifa's Fair Play Award for 2001 for that.

I'm hearing that Guardiola is actually trying to win a prize. Still, he did not protest enough for it not to be given.

44 min: An email, from Geoff James. "Sterling may be a great player, but he's just showing that his sportsmanship and ethics are woeful. After the match, of course, he'll say he was not sure there was contact. As for the officials, there will be a lack of accountability or even the decency of an answer at all. "

Not sure I agree with all of that, and it's not Sterling's job to decide if it should have been a penalty. At worst, it's probably a good opportunity.

It will be interesting to see if the officials do hold their hands up though. Such a glaring error, you've got to go out and just say sorry.

42 min: Brilliant football from City. Mahez takes a pass out of the sky, plays a lovely ball inside to Gabriel Jesus, who lays it off to Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese shoots, but Stepanenko block takes it just wide of the far post.

40 min: Taison is the only Shakhtar player that looks capable of hurting City. For once, the captain slips away from Fernandinho, races through the middle towards Kovalenko. City regain their shape before Kovalenko shoots wildly into the booth.

38 min: This is the group, as it stands.