| Updated: 23:54 EDT, 22 June 2025
The way that Manchester City raced back to halfway when the sixth went in with two minutes left made it obvious that they knew the deal.
Win by seven against Al Ain and the prospects of avoiding Real Madrid in the last 16 became far easier to achieve. Only a draw with Juventus would do it then. If it stayed at six, they'd have to beat the Italians.
So when Rayan Cherki thundered home his first goal in blue, Ruben Dias was among those to cajole everybody back as quickly as possible.