The City of Silva's play against Bayern

Petrodollars are used to control England , even for a Manchester United rout that for decades has none. But transit to Europe is still a constant review to the City, which could fall eliminated the first change in the Champions League on Wednesday when the rock fails to win Bayern. If the Premier League the 'Citizens' speed quickly put cruise in Europe Manchester City is irregular .

Accustomed to subdue their rivals, some parties have forgotten that the game is based on its defense. The fantasy in attack, strength, muscle and collective solidarity have appeared intermittently in the first matches of the Champions League. In both competitions, the English built their game from David Silva , who has been a noticeable leap in quality this season. Defeated at the Allianz Arena (2-0), the City needs the win against Bayern, as against Naples, third team in contention for the classification, is irreversibly negative balance. Luckily for those of Mancini , the engine from Bavarian, Bastian Schweinsteiger , still injured , and without it, the German team has lowered its performance, linking two successive defeats in the Bundesliga with Mainz and Borussia Dortmund .

The City is unbeaten in the two competitions at Etihad Stadium-eight wins and a draw against Napoli, and facing the coolest game that Bayern and he did not play this weekend. The German team, which is mathematically first group thrashed Werder Bremen on Saturday (4-1) and returns to lead the Bundesliga. Sheikh Mansour, the billionaire owner of Manchester City, endorsed last week and returned to Roberto Mancini reiterate that the priority this season is the Premier League.

Despite prioritizing the league, the Champions League elimination would be a serious setback for a team that aspires to dominate Europe. Fortunately, the statistics support the team of Silva. In the last ten years, have fallen only three times English teams in the final round of group stage-two the Liverpool , Manchester United one.