Manchester City defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the UEFA Champions League last 16 as Group A winners.
Neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half of play at the City of Manchester Stadium.
PSG’s French star Kylian Mbappe, who played in his 50th Champions League match, broke the deadlock in minute 50.
Raheem Sterling leveled in the 63rd minute. But it was Gabriel Jesus who scored the winning goal in the 76th minute.
Manchester City are atop of the Group with 12 points while PSG are in second, collecting eight points.
Both sides qualified for the Round of 16 for the Champions League.
Wednesday results:
Group A:
Manchester City – Paris Saint-Germain: 2-1
Club Brugge – RB Leipzig: 0-5
Group B:
Atletico Madrid – AC Milan: 0-1
Liverpool – Porto: 2-0
Group C:
Beşiktaş – Ajax: 1-2
Sporting CP – Borussia Dortmund: 3-1
Group D:
Inter Milan – Shakhtar Donetsk: 2-0
FC Sheriff – Real Madrid: 0-3
Source: Anadolu Agency
Turkish Central Bank head: ‘Our banking sector is very strong’
The Turkish banking sector is “very strong,” said the Central Bank governor on Thursday after meeting with public and private banking officials and bank CEOs.
The Turkish banking sector is also one of the most successful ones in the world, Sahap Kavcioglu told a group journalists after the meeting in Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial capital.
Along with a number of bank CEOs, Kavcioglu met with Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) Chairman Mehmet Ali Akben and Banks Association of Turkey (TBB) head Alpaslan Cakar.
He said they discussed a range of issues, including inflation, monetary policy, and global developments.
On Wednesday Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, spoke with Kavcioglu in a closed-door meeting.
Kavcioglu’s remarks came amid fluctuating foreign exchange rates in the wake of interest rate cuts by the Central Bank.
In a Tuesday statement, the bank decried “unhealthy” and “unrealistic” price formations in foreign exchange markets, saying they are completely detached from economic fundamentals.
Source: Anadolu Agency