City press for an equaliser but cannot find a way through as the referee ends the contest.
90' +1
Serey Die whips a low ball into the box but Van Wolfswinkel fails to make contact on the volley at the near post.
90'
There will be two minutes of added time.
89'
T. Adarabioyo enters the game and replaces P. Foden.
Adarabioyo replaces Foden for the hosts.
88'
The home side are not finding success in and around the Basel box. The visitors will take the positives from this contest, although the tie has been beyond them since opening 20 minutes on home soil.
85'
City are struggling for rhythm in their play as Silva gives the ball away in the final third.
83'
Diaz has made an impact since his arrival and he wins a free-kick following a challenge by Serey Die.
81'
Sane teases Lang and Suchy down the flank and he fires a low ball into the box, but Jesus is on his heels, allowing Lacroix to clear the danger.
80'
SAVE! City break down the right inside channel and Diaz goes for the strike from a tight angle, only to be denied by a fine save from Vaclik.
79'
There's a scramble on the edge of the City box as Lang and Van Wolfswinkel attempt to carve out room for a strike, but the home side manage to clear the danger.
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77'
Gabriel Jesus gets yellow.
Jesus slides in on Lang and goes into the book.
76'
Basel cannot afford to rest on their laurels here. City are looking shellshocked and could be late drama at the Etihad.
74'
R. van Wolfswinkel enters the game and replaces D. Oberlin.
Van Wolfswinkel replaces Oberlin for the visitors.
73'
Guardiola is furious on the touchline. He has given a lot of fringe players an opportunity this evening and his faith has not been repaid.
71'
M. Lang has scored a goal for Basel! Assist by M. Elyounoussi.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! LANG FIRES HOME!! Basel take the lead on the night and there's a glimmer of hope for the visitors. Lang collects an offload from Elyounoussi on the right flank and he hammers his effort into the top corner. Bravo gets a hand to the ball, but it's not strong enough to keep it out.
Elyounoussi weaves his way past Toure and slides a pass into the feet of Lang to finish.
70'
The game has lost tempo of the last 10 minutes, with both sides seemingly content with the result. The home fans are trying to ignite a spark in City's play.
68'
V. Stocker enters the game and replaces K. Bua.
Stocker replaces Bua for the visitors.
Diaz carries the ball forward with pace and he goes for the offload to Sane, but City are unable to create an opportunity down the left flank.
66'
Brahim Díaz enters the game and replaces İ. Gündoğan.
Diaz replaces Gundogan for the home side.
65'
Jesus has been on the receiving end of a couple of challenges this evening and Frei continues the theme with a hard tackle in the middle of the park.
63'
Silva takes the free-kick instead of either Toure or Gundogan and sees his left-footed cross cleared with ease by the visitors.
62'
Sane is brought down 25 yards from goal by Suchy, and the referee awards a free-kick. Toure and Gundogan stand over the ball.
60'
Oberlin has space to turn into on the edge of the City box, but he gets stopped in his tracks by a fine challenge from Laporte.
58'
Sane robs Serey Die down the flank and surges into the box. However, he gets crowded out by Lang and Suchy, who force the mistake from the German.
56'
A mistake from Toure brings Guardiola to the edge of his technical area. He's not happy with his side's level of performance this evening.
54'
Bua floats a cross into the box looking for Oberlin. Stones gets back to cover the danger, heading away from the Basel forward.
53'
Zinchenko makes a break forward and slides a pass down the left for Sane, but Lang makes a good challenge.
50'
Foden goes on the surge to the edge of the box and passes out wide to Sane. However, the German goes for an ambitious cross to Silva that is cleared with ease by the visitors.
49'
City's distribution has not been at its usual high standard this evening. De Bruyne goes through a warm-up routine on the sideline.
47'
Serey Die sends the ball back to Vaclik and Jesus puts the Basel keeper under pressure. The Brazilian is successful in blocking the clearance, but the ball bounces behind for a goal-kick.
46'
We're back underway at the Etihad Stadium.
45' +1
The referee ends the first half.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
L. Lacroix gets yellow.
Lacroix clatters into Jesus and goes into the book.
43'
Serey Die leads a break out from the back for the visitors, bursting past Zinchenko's challenge. However, his offload is poor and allows Danilo to clear the danger.
42'
City break down the right before Foden switches play to the left flank. Sane sends a teasing cross into the area, forcing Lacroix to head behind under pressure from Silva.
41'
Bravo does brilliantly at the back as he races off his line to beat Oberlin to Serey Die's lofted pass. He then takes the ball over the head of Elyounoussi before clearing downfield.
40'
City have been very open at the back this evening, especially down the right flank. Guardiola will not be pleased with Danilo's performance thus far.
39'
Basel open up the home side down the left flank and Riveros goes for the strike towards the near post, but Bravo gets down to make the save.
36'
BLOCK! Gundogan swings a cross into the box and Laporte wins the initial header. It bounces back to Foden for a strike at goal, but he misses his kick completely. Toure takes over, but Frei makes the block to prevent the ball reaching the target.
34'
Zinchenko offloads to Sane down the left, but the German runs out of space for a cross into the box, lifting his attempt behind for a goal-kick.
32'
CHANCE! Elyounoussi breaks free of Danilo once again and evades his challenge in the box. However, he cannot hold his composure, scuffing his strike at goal well wide of the target.
31'
WIDE! Oberlin curls his free-kick over the two-man wall, but his strike hits the side-netting. Bravo had the effort covered all the way.
30'
Elyounoussi breaks down the left on the counter and is brought down on the edge of the box by Danilo. The referee awards a free-kick to the visitors.
29'
BLOCK! Gundogan opens up the Basel defence down the left and Sane collects in the inside channel. He cannot round Vaclik so he cuts it back for Gundogan, but Frei makes the block to deny the German.
28'
Gundogan tries to thread a pass into the box for the run of Danilo, only to be denied by an important intervention from Lacroix.
26'
Oberlin has space to run down the left flank and he tries to cut back inside on his right foot, but Danilo puts in a good challenge to stop his progress.
24'
Sane goes on the charge down the left inside channel. Pressure comes from Suchy and Lang, which forces the winger to send the ball out for a goal-kick.
23'
Serey Die makes an offload into the final third for Elyounoussi, but he just cannot bring the ball under control to probe on the edge of the box.
21'
Guardiola will not be pleased with his side's performance thus far. They have looked impressive in the final third, but their defending has been lax to say the least.
19'
Bua almost releases the run of Oberlin behind Laporte, but the Spaniard makes a vital intervention to cut out the pass.
17'
M. Elyounoussi has scored a goal for Basel!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! BASEL ARE LEVEL ON THE NIGHT! Elyounoussi keeps his composure in the City box to smash a strike past Bravo to notch an equaliser this evening. Riveros' run down the left was not stopped by the City defence. His low cross was deflected into the path of Elyounoussi, who took one touch to control before hammering his effort into the bottom corner.
16'
SAVE! Gundogan should double City's lead as he latches on to Silva's cross at the back post. However, Vaclik comes off his line and makes the block to deny the German.
15'
Foden raids forward with menace and slides a pass into the left inside channel for Jesus. However, the Brazilian's offload is loose and allows the visitors to clear their lines.
13'
City look threatening every time they push forward in possession. Sane has started the game brilliantly down the left flank.
11'
CHANCE! Sane bursts down the left flank and fires the ball low towards Silva in the box. The Portuguese misses the ball, but it deflects behind off the legs of Riveros on the slide.
10'
OVER! Oberlin robs Zinchenko in the middle of the park and raids forward towards the edge of the box. He goes for the strike at goal, only to hammer his effort over the bar.
8'
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! CITY TAKE THE LEAD! Jesus converts at the back post from Bernardo Silva's low cross. Sane began the move with a surge across the edge of the box before feeding the Portuguese. He placed dangerous cross to the back stick, allowing Jesus to tap into an empty net with Vaclik stranded by the quality of the delivery.
Silva collects Sane's offload and sends a threatening ball to the back post for Jesus to score.
7'
Gabriel Jesus has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by Bernardo Silva.
6'
Lang almost releases Bua over the top of the City defence, but the ball skips off the pitch and bounces into the hands of Bravo on the edge of the box.
4'
Sane raids down the left and fires a low ball across the face of goal, but Vaclik is able to get down to gather at his near post.
2'
Danilo looks for the ball in behind for Jesus, but the forward is not on the same page as his team-mate, allowing it to travel through to Vaclik.
1'
We're underway at the Etihad Stadium.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Guardiola's side have continued their march towards the Premier League title since their win in the first leg, defeating Arsenal and Chelsea. They also secured their first trophy of the campaign, winning the League Cup with a comfortable win over Arsenal. However, they also had a setback, losing to Wigan in the fifth round of the FA Cup. City will want to advance without any drama this evening.
City enter's tonight match with an overwhelming lead thanks to their fine performance in the first leg, putting four goals past the Swiss side on the road. A brace from Ilkay Gundogan along with strikes from Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero secured the win, leaving Pep Guardiola's men with one foot in the quarter-finals.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League round-of-16 clash between Manchester City and Basel at the Etihad Stadium.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Claudio Bravo; Danilo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Ilkay Gundogan, Yaya Toure, Phil Foden; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane.
Man City subs: Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Tosin Adarabioyo, Nicolas Otamendi, Ederson, Brahim Diaz.
STAT! At the age of 17y 283d - Phil Foden will be the youngest English player to ever play in a Champions League knockout match, as well as the youngest to play in a Champions League knockout game for an English club.
Basel have dropped back-to-back matches since their defeat to City. They were defeated 2-0 by St Gallen on home soil in the Swiss Super League before losing their semi-final Schweizer Pokal clash to Young Boys. A strong performance is the minimum this evening for Raphael Wicky's men to build a semblance of confidence for the remainder of the campaign.
Guardiola has opted to rest his key men this evening due to the comfort of their lead. City have made six changes to their side from their win over Chelsea at the weekend. Bravo comes into the side between the sticks, with Stones, Danilo, Toure, Foden and Jesus also coming into the side this evening.
Basel have made four changes from their defeat at the hands of Young Boys in their semi-final defeat last time out. Frei, Riveros, Elyounoussi and Bua are recalled into the starting line-up to face off against City.
STAT! No team has ever progressed to the next round following a 4-0 home defeat in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie.
There will be a minute of silence in memory of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, who passed away on Sunday.
BASEL (3-4-3): Tomas Vaclik; Marek Suchy, Fabian Frei, Leo Lacroix; Michael Lang, Geoffroy Serey Die, Luca Ziffi, Blas Riveros; Mohamed Elyounoussi, Dimitri Oberlin, Kevin Bua.
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 BASEL
It's all square at the break on the night at the Etihad Stadium, although there appears to be no doubt that Manchester City will advance with ease into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The home side took the lead in the eighth minute when Gabriel Jesus converted Bernardo Silva's low cross from close range. However, Basel hit back through Mohamed Elyounoussi, who found the net with a volleyed finish inside the box. The visitors have held their own this evening, with City far from their best. Pep Guardiola will want to see an improvement from his side in the second period.
FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1 (5) - 2 (2) BASEL
Manchester City advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but they suffered their first defeat at the Etihad Stadium this season. Gabriel Jesus put the home side ahead, but Mohamed Elyounoussi fired home an equaliser. City struggled for rhythm in the second half and were punished when Michael Lang fired home to hand Raphael Wicky's men the victory on the night. Pep Guardiola was not happy with his team's performance, which will serve as a warning for the rest of the campaign.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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