Manchester City essentially rendered the second leg of its UEFA Champions League tie with Basel moot in a 4-0 blasting St. Jakob-Park.
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Ilkay Gundogan scored in each half, and City built a 3-0 lead in Switzerland and have more than one foot in the quarterfinals.
Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero also scored for City, which can prepare for the March 7 home leg with relative comfort.
Gundogan’s second was a ripper.