BY ANDREW DAMPF
ROME (AP) — On a night of unconvincing performances from Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, Pep Guardiola walked off smiling following a comeback victory for Manchester City in the Champions League.
Phil Foden inspired a second-half comeback as City beat Leipzig 3-2 on Tuesday to take first place in Group G and extend its perfect record to five wins in five matches.
It’s the seventh straight season that City has won its group.
The defending champions trailed 2-0 at halftime but Foden scored one goal and helped to create two more to turn the match around and Guardiola had a smirk on his face when he shook hands with Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose after the final whistle.
“We had to be as relaxed as possible and we reacted really well,” Guardiola said. “We are first in the group and I am very satisfied for the reaction at
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