Champions League

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Champions League | Group Stage

Oct 21, 2015 at 7.45pm UK

Man City Manchester City
2-1
Sevilla

Rami (36' og.), de Bruyne (91')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Konoplyanka (30')

Half-Time Report: Wilfried Bony strike cancels out Yevhen Konoplyanka opener

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 21 October 2015

Wilfried Bony scores his third goal in the space of four days for Manchester City to draw them level with Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City have gone into half time of their Champions League meeting against Sevilla level at 1-1 after battling back from a goal down.

The first real opening of the contest came 10 minutes in, when Kevin De Bruyne picked out attacking teammate Wilfried Bony to shoot right down the throat of Rico in the opposition goal.

Sevilla's Ukrainian midfielder Yevgeny Konoplyanka (L) shoots and scores past Manchester City's English goalkeeper Joe Hart (R) during a UEFA Champions league Group D football match between Manchester City and Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, © Getty Images

De Bruyne himself came close to making a breakthrough moments later after a quick counter allowed the Belgian to cut in from the left and fire one narrowly wide of the target.

Sevilla slowly managed to grow into the game, and they came within the width of the post of taking the lead as Yevhen Konoplyanka's free kick got the better of Joe Hart but had just a little too much on it to creep in.

Yevhen Konoplyanka of Sevilla celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom © Getty Images

An end-to-end period followed, with Vicente Iborra and Jesus Navas almost getting on the end of decent chances inside the box, while Yaya Toure also saw his deflected effort fly just over the bar.

The opening goal of the match did arrive shortly after the half-hour mark, however, as Vitolo picked out Konoplyanka to bend the ball beyond the reach of Hart into the bottom corner, with the Citizens' offside shouts quickly waved away.

Wilfried Bony of Manchester City celebrates his teams opening goal, an own goal by Adil Rami of Sevilla during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. © Getty Images

City did not have to wait too long for a response, thanks to Toure reaching the byline and cutting the ball back into a central position for Raheem Sterling to take the shot on and, while Rico did manage to keep the initial attempt out, Wilfried Bony was on hand to convert the rebound.

Konoplyanka then squandered a chance to edge his side back ahead right before half time, with Nicolas Otamendi doing well to get in the way of the winger's shot.