The National's Sport cover for the Thursday, October 22 issue, featuring Kevin de Bruyne as he fired Manchester City in front of Sevilla in the Champions League.
The affair, as Richard Jolly writes, "for so long threatened to be another dispiriting European night for Manchester City".
“The Uefa Champions League anthem was booed before kick off and it seemed the sense of frustration would last until the end.
“Yet even when they are below their best, City possess an invaluable asset: high-class players. Two combined to turn an underwhelming point into a vital victory.
“In stoppage time, Yaya Toure led a counter-attack and picked out Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgian cut inside and planted his shot in the bottom corner of the Sevilla net for his fifth goal in seven starts.
“It was an immediate illustration why City paid £54 million (Dh305.7m) for him and why he has been shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or.
“De Bruyne has a capacity to make a difference and now City, who had only won one of their previous six Champions League home games, have the upper hand in a private battle to secure a place in the last 16.”
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