Terrifying stat suggests Vincent Kompany’s injury is very bad news for Manchester City’s Champions League hopes

Manchester City may have won the battle on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League, but it may prove very costly.

Manuel Pellegrini saw his side emerge winners over Dynamo Kiev by a 3-1 aggregate score after a goalless draw at the Etihad. The game overall was a very drab affair, as Kiev failed to muster any attempt of note in the opening 45 minutes. However the game's key talking point came after just five minutes, when Vincent Kompany appeared to catch his leg in the turf as he was making a clearance. The injury means he is likely to miss the Manchester derby at the weekend, and his loss was further compounded when his central defensive partner Nicolas Otamendi was also taken off with an injury minutes later. https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/709831194389692417 City's hopes of winning the Champions League look bleak without their front line defensive partnership, and the stats back it up. There was firstly the devastating fact of how Kompany's muscles are made of glass. https://twitter.com/HLNinEngeland/status/709833693095927814 The injury means he is likely to miss even more games for the club. https://twitter.com/MarkOgden_/status/709831589480497154 And losing his defensive partner looks like it will have a huge impact on City's silverware ambitions domestically and in Europe.  https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/709832908450701312 And there wasn't much sympathy from Manchester United fans. https://twitter.com/FootySuperTips/status/709838671906795521 With a second league title in three seasons drifting away from Manuel Pellegrini the UEFA Champions League would have been top of his priority list to end his tenure on Manchester on a high. But without their leader and captain Kompany that will be all the harder task. Th other last 16 clash went all the way to penalties as there was no separating Athletico Madrid  and PSv. The game ended 0-0 after the 210 minutes across both legs and so both sides had to prepare for the lottery of penalties. Cleary both teams were well prepared, but ultimately a costly miss was punished by Juanfran. https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/709868816407400448 https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/709868935420764161 PepsiCo has kicked off the next phase of its UEFA Champions League sponsorship with a new on-pack promotion that gives you the chance to win prizes every hour with #GAMEREADY Doritos packs.

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