Manchester City Lose Match They Were Not Taking At All Seriously

Here is the play that most sums up the Manchester City-Basel Champions League tie:

Claudio Bravo, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/awBrddu0JR

— Man City Brazil (@ManCityBrazil) March 7, 2018

It wasn't the most important play, but it was the most indicative of how seriously Man City were taking the proceedings and how little Basel could do about it. Basel even won the second leg, but City had so thoroughly destroyed them in the first leg that it didn't matter.

It looked at the start like City would just steamroll Basel again, with Gabriel Jesus scoring a silly easy goal.

Goals don't come much easier than this!

Gabriel Jesus taps in Man City's first of the night after Bernardo Silva's pass nutmegs two defenders. pic.twitter.com/ZUQtxhdlbR

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 7, 2018

Basel scored 10 minutes later, ensuring they didn't get totally blanked in the tie.

Elyounoussi gets Basel's first goal of the tie!

It's only the second goal conceded at home by Man City in the Champions League this season. pic.twitter.com/TbU3wvuCnT

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 7, 2018

And hey, they scored again! They won the game!

Fc basel second goal #cityvfcb #basel #mancity pic.twitter.com/rgs6sWCrb4

— Ahmed Dler (@AhmedDler3) March 7, 2018

Again, the game was one in which Claudio Bravo was horsing around beating people off the dribble and the rest of the team was barely paying attention, but still. Basel!