Manchester City reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time after a goalless draw with Dynamo Kyiv, but were left to count the cost of injuries to captain Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi.
Having won the first leg 3-1 in Kiev, City were overwhelming favourites to progress and completed the job at the Etihad Stadium in a low-key return encounter.
However, manager Manuel Pellegrini now has serious concerns in defence ahead of Sunday’s derby clash with Manchester United, particularly over skipper Kompany.
The Belgium defender was substituted early on in Tuesday’s contest after seemingly suffering a recurrence of the calf injury that has blighted his season.
Otamendi also limped off in the first half and there are question marks over his availability to face United in a match City surely have to win to keep their slim Premier League title hopes alive, with the gap to leaders Leicester City currently standing at 12 points.
~Goal