Man City beat Bournemouth beautifully, farewell De Bruyne with emotion

Except for Arsenal, who are considered to have secured the second place after the new champion Liverpool, the race for the Top 5 of the Premier League is hotter than ever with five teams - including former champion Man City - fiercely competing for the remaining 3 positions to be given the opportunity to participate in the prestigious Champions League next season.

Justin Kluivert's strike was Bournemouth's bright spot early in the game

Playing the latest round 37, Man City welcomed Bournemouth at home at Etihad Stadium with the determination to win all 3 points to ensure the right to decide their own future in the final round.

Coach Pep Guardiola launched an extremely strong, attacking squad with stars like Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne on the front line.

Omar Marmoush scored a great goal to open the match

Bournemouth only created a few rare threatening opportunities in front of the home team Man City's goal, in which Justin Kluivert almost had the opening goal for the "Cherries".

On the other hand, Man City completely dominated the game and in that overwhelming situation, it was only a matter of time before a goal appeared.

Egyptian striker shines at Etihad night

In the 14th minute, "The Citizens" opened the score with a cannon shot by Omar Marmoush, the ball went hard and lightly touched the post before rolling into the net of Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arizzabalaga.

British media said this was the most beautiful goal of the Premier League this season.

Bernardo Silva doubled the lead for the home team

The score was raised to 2-0 for Man City in the 38th minute with Bernardo Silva scoring from Ilkay Gundogan's pass. This huge advantage helped Man City play comfortably in the rest of the first half and the first minutes of the second half.

Lewis Cook followed Mateo Kovacic off the pitch with a straight red card

Mateo Kovacic's red card in the 67th minute for pulling Evanilson almost cost Man City, but just 6 minutes later, Bournemouth's advantage of having one more man was also lost when Lewis Cook also received a red card and left the field.

The person fouled by Lewis Cook was Nico Gonzalez, who was the author of the goal that raised the score to 3-0 for Man City in the 89th minute after a good combination with Matheus Nunes.

Nico Gonzalez scores the third goal for Man City

The away team Bournemouth had an honorable equalizer in the 90+6 minute thanks to Daniel Jebbison, but it was not enough to change the final result and officially said goodbye to the European dream.

For Man City, the 3-1 home win helped them temporarily rise to 3rd place on the rankings, more confident in the Top 5 race.

In the final match on May 25, Pep Guardiola's team only needs to avoid losing on Fulham's field to secure a place in the Top 5 and continue to participate in the Champions League for the 13th consecutive season.

Man City pays tribute to Kevin de Bruyne in emotional farewell ceremony

The match at the Etihad Stadium ended with Man City paying tribute to midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who played his final home game for Man City before leaving at the end of the season.

He joined Man City in 2015, becoming a legend of the Etihad Stadium team with 19 titles and a record of 846 assists.

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