Ruben Dias received the official Uefa player of the match awardOn a night of superb Manchester City performances, it was hard to pick one standout player as Pep Guardiola’s side reached their first Champions League final with a commanding display against Paris St-Germain.
While Riyad Mahrez scored the two goals that sent City to the final in Istanbul thanks to a 2-0 second-leg win and 4-1 aggregate victory, Ruben Dias’ defensive heroics earned him your man of the match, with an average rating of 8.64 in our player rater.
And it was Dias’ embrace with Oleksandr Zinchenko and John Stones after a last-ditch block from a Neymar shot that will be one of the defining images of this tie.
Dias was one of a number of City defenders who “literally threw their bodies on the line,” according to former Blues centre back Nedum Onuoha.
“Everyone was doing it, saying ‘we will not be broken’,” said Onuoha. “That’s a really exciting team and moment to be a part of and all that stuff matters. You’re all in it together and I love seeing all that stuff as much as I love seeing a goal.”
BBC Radio 5 Live summariser Dion Dublin added: “Every Manchester City player could be the man of the match.”
Here’s how you rated the players…
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Player of the match
Rúben DiasRúben Dias
with an average of 8.64
Manchester CitySquad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number11Player nameZinchenko
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number10Player nameAgüero
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Paris Saint GermainSquad number5Player nameMarquinhos
Squad number1Player nameNavas
Squad number6Player nameVerratti
Squad number24Player nameFlorenzi
Squad number3Player nameKimpembe
Squad number10Player nameNeymar
Squad number21Player nameHerrera
Squad number22Player nameDiallo
Squad number8Player nameParedes
Squad number18Player nameKean
Squad number23Player nameDraxler
Squad number15Player nameDanilo Pereira
Squad number25Player nameBakker
Squad number31Player nameDagba
Squad number11Player nameDi María
Squad number9Player nameIcardi