Twitter Reacts to Manchester City's Champions League Victory over Dynamo Kiev

In seasons past, Manchester City's track record in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 has been rather Arsenal-esque.

Manuel Pellegrini's men went to Ukraine on Wednesday evening intending to turn around their fortunes—and they may have been buoyed by Dynamo Kiev's relative lack of match practice:

City may have been battling well-rested opposition, but they were playing in bitterly cold conditions:

The fans wrapped up at home, meanwhile, were forced to choose between the game and the Brit Awards:

Despite the elements and the awards-ceremony distractions back home, City probably preferred their eastern European sojourn to their typical knockout-round opponent:

Dynamo had a few early chances to open the scoring, but City drew first blood in the 15th minute via an excellent Sergio Aguero finish:

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Aguero. City 1-0. https://t.co/UUZblb1R6I

— English League BR (@EnglishLeagueBR) February 24, 2016"

Five minutes before half-time, City's chances of progressing to the final eight were boosted when David Silva doubled their advantage:

City won plenty of praise for their first-half performance:

Kiev, meanwhile, weren't winning many plaudits for their output:

The reviews Kiev were receiving were only slightly better than those BT Sport commentator Robbie Savage was getting:

Despite looking comfortable after the interval, City conceded just before the hour mark when Vitaliy Buialskyi put the ball in the net via a Nicolas Otamendi deflection:

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#DynamoKiev 1 #MCFC 2 #uefachampionsleague #Buyalsky https://t.co/GoT5tqoWp7

— Darren Faulkner (@faulkner_darren) February 24, 2016"

In the 78th minute, Yaya Toure had a golden chance to bury the tie and make it 3-1:

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Yaya Touré HOW DID YOU MISS A FREE HEADER TWO YARDS IN FRONT OF THE GOAL??

— Alex (@SimpIySterling) February 24, 2016"

The Ivorian made amends for that miss in the 90th minute with a superb strike from outside the box:

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Yaya Toure makes it all better #KievCity pic.twitter.com/tjSs69Lq1r

— Copa90 (@Copa90) February 24, 2016"

The game ended 3-1, leaving City in the driver's seat to reach the final eight and their fans in a pretty good mood:

[Twitter]