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Manchester City vs Barcelona as it happened: Ilkay Gundogan cancels out Lionel Messi goal and Arsenal win

How Tuesday night's Champions League action unfolded

Jack Austin
Tuesday 01 November 2016 19:01 GMT
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Manchester City and Barcelona go head-to-head once again
Manchester City and Barcelona go head-to-head once again (Getty)

Manchester City beat Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium to banish the demons of two weeks after their 4-0 drilling at the Nou Camp.

Lionel Messi took the lead, but two goals from Ilkay Gundogan, as well as a sublime Kevin De Bruyne free-kick, gave City a famous victory and Pep Guardiola's first win over his former club.

City currently sit second in Group C on seven points, two behind Barcelona on nine, meaning victory over Borussia Monchengladbach next time out will see them qualify for the Round of 16.

As for Arsenal, Arsene Wenger's side qualified for the next round with a comeback victory over Ludogorets in Bulgaria.

The Gunners found themselves 2-0 down in the first half, only to win 3-2 with goals from Granit Xhaka, Olivier Giroud and a late winner from Mesut Ozil.

See how the action unfolded below...

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Tuesday's Champions League results:

Basel 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2

Ludogorets 2 Arsenal 3

Besiktas 1 Napoli 1

Benfica 1 Dynamo Kiev 0

Monchengladbach 1 Celtic 1

Manchester City 3 Barcelona 1

Atletico Madrid 2 FC Rostov 1

PSV Eindhoven 1 Bayern Munich 2

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90 mins: Three minutes added time and City are that close to taking a massive step towards the Round of 16.

Jack Austin1 November 2016 21:32
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FULL TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3 BARCELONA 1

What a win for City! They move to within two points of Barca at the top of Group C and banish the demons of two weeks ago. Guardiola also gets his first ever win over his former side.

Jack Austin1 November 2016 21:35
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FULL TIME: LUDOGORETS 2 ARSENAL 3

Mesut Ozil completes a fine comeback to ensure Arsenal qualify for the Round of 16 with only four games played. They remain level on points with PSG at the top of Group A.

Jack Austin1 November 2016 21:36
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That's all for tonight, folks! 

Join us tomorrow as Tottenham and Leicester are in action but tonight it is a famous victory for Manchester City while Arsenal can look forward to the Round of 16.

Jack Austin1 November 2016 21:55
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Samuel Lovett1 November 2016 23:10
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