Manchester City scraped through in the Champions League as they beat Club Brugge with a second half comeback.

A sluggish first half ended with the visitors taking the lead as City struggled to make a breakthrough against their deep defence and fast counter-attacks.

But Mateo Kovacic, Savinho and an own goal turned the game around and ensured City face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the play-off round to try and keep their Champions League hopes alive.

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These are the moments you might have missed from City's clash with Club Brugge:

Guardiola's touchline nerves turn into anger

It was a better opening to the game than the weekend's calamity vs Chelsea, but Guardiola had his head in his hands on just two minutes against Brugge. Matheus Nunes and Manu Akanji jumped for the same header on the halfway line but neither took ownership, sending Christos Tzolis free into the City half.

Tzolis hadn't even taken his first touch before Guardiola was turning away in disgust, before watching Josko Gvardiol bail out his teammates with a block. Guardiola told his side to 'be themselves', and play without emotion in the build up. But it was evident in the opening stages that he was both nervous and feeling the nerves of his players.

One comical moment saw Guardiola race to retrieve a ball that bounced into the technical areas, only to hit Brugge coach Nicky Hayen as he tried to restart play quickly. It prompted a run to his counterpart to apologise and a sheepish jog back to his own area. Guardiola was kicking every ball and remained stood on the extremity of his area throughout, trying to raise the energy of his players and the supporters wherever he could.

When Matheus Nunes kicked fresh air rather than the ball on the stroke of half-time, Guardiola couldn't hide his anger as he kicked out in response, watching Brugge race forward and take the lead. The manager was emotionless as he walked back to his seat.

This was not a normal game for Guardiola and however much he tried to impress calm he found it impossible as he watched on. As City struggled, those nerves turned to anger and Guardiola couldn't hide that emotion, either.

He kicked his water container when Kovacic equalised, and by the time City were ahead he was more restrained, but the night's nerves had clearly taken a toll on him.

New position for Stones

With City boasting most of the ball, there was an opportunity for John Stones to reprise his role from 2023, stepping into midfield for an extra man.

Guardiola said at the weekend that he simply cannot see a solution to City's defensive midfield crisis involving Stones because he cannot stay fit. And while Stones did exactly that against Brugge, Guardiola also couldn't guarantee that Stones would complete 90 minutes in his pre-match interview.

With Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake still out, there is no guarantee that Stones can play twice in five days when City go to Arsenal on Sunday. Guardiola played debutant Abdukodir Khusanov five days before this fixture because Stones had to be kept for the Champions League.

So while it was a welcome sight to see him roaming back into that midfield role, it also highlighted the problem he brings: that is isn't a reliable option in either defence or midfield.

Fiery entrance changes City plans

City will have been hoping for a big welcome for their team bus, with a whole pre-match schedule of events planned including an unveiling of new signings Omar Marmoush, Khusanov and Vitor Reis outside the West Stand. But a fire in a merchandise kiosk yards away from that stage promptly cancelled that particular event and for a few moments it felt like kick off could be affected as the whole area was cordoned off.

But the fire was promptly put out and the game progressed as planned, with the only disruption for the team coaches. The Club Brugge coach entered as planned down the tunnel under the stadium and into the maintenance areas, after a short delay due to the fire. And City had to cancel the usual arrival of the team through the West Reception with the Blues taking the same back door entrance to much quieter scenes than usual.

Maybe that helped, with the players able to focus on the job in hand. The fire was dealt with quickly and safely by stewards and the fire service, with the only smoke in the air at kick-off from the pre-match light show.