Samir Nasri propelled Manchester City to a 2-0 Champions League win at Roma and capability from Group E.
An emotional Sergio Aguero cap trap in the 3-2 win over gathering champs Bayern Munich last time out had kept City in the chase for the second capability place, regardless of a to a great extent dreary fight.
Furthermore in spite of their talisman's nonattendance with a knee harm on Wednesday, Manuel Pellegrini's group recuperated from an insecure begin at the Stadio Olimpico to create their most guaranteed European execution of the season against a Roma group that needed thoughts in assault.
By difference, Nasri buzzed creatively all through for City and his great 60th-minute exertion cannoned home off the upright.
A post acted the hero's after 11 minutes when Joe Hart got an unequivocal fingertip onto Kostas Manolas' header and, with Bayern beating CSKA Moscow 3-0 in Germany, their advancement to the knockout stages was affirmed when Nasri situated up Pablo Zabaleta to score a second four minutes from time.
Previous England guard Ashley Cole was not able to win a spot in Roma's matchday squad, while experienced midfielder Daniele De Rossi was just named as a substitute.
Edin Dzeko headed the City assault as Aguero started his recovery - the Argentine forward heading a prominent rundown of non-attendants that additionally included Vincent Kompany (hamstring) and Yaya Toure (suspension), while David Silva came back to the guests' seat after a knee issue.
Hart brought the skipper's armband with Kompany missing and the goalkeeper spread himself to make a fine short proximity spare in the fifth moment as Jose Holebas sprung the City offside trap.
A cheeky opening for Pellegrini's barrier proceeded as Radja Nainggolan blast down the left channel and Eliaquim Mangala made an indispensable freedom with Gervinho ready to change over.
James Milner had a low twentieth moment push pushed away by Morgan De Sanctis yet Hart delivered a far superior prevent from Gervinho when Roma sprung forward instantly on the counter-assault.
Dzeko needed conviction when he cut a shot over under weight after fine exchange in the middle of Nasri and Jesus Navas, and the last then crossed for the Bosnia striker to look wide in the 29th moment as City developed into the challenge.
The energetic Gervinho shot inefficiently at Hart having hustled through on an undeniably uncommon Roma assault and City reacted, with De Sanctis out rapidly to deny Milner after Nasri's 39th-moment pass.
Hart kept Miralem Pjanic's long-range strike out of the base corner in the 58th moment in the midst of a cagey opening to the second a large portion of that was soon hindered by Nasri.
There gave off an impression of being minimal on when the Frenchman floated in from the left flank yet he whipped a shot past the sprawling De Sanctis and in off the close post.
Nainggolan constrained Hart to push a scratching shot over at the flip side before the in-structure Adem Ljajic turned Zabaleta back to front preceding launching focus in the 67th moment.
It was turning into an inexorably fulfilled night for Hart as he did simply enough to deny Manolas, despite the fact that Martin Demichelis acted the hero's from the ensuing corner - tidying up the goalline.
Roma spilled forward looking for the two objectives they expected to experience at City's cost late on, however that implied holes at the back and when Nasri smoothly moved a pass into Zabaleta's way with four minutes left, the ravaging right-back settled the issue.
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