LONDON — The penalty brought a bitter end to an enthralling contest in the first European Cup game at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 37 years.
Bitter, but not recriminatory.
“We performed very well and showed that we don’t need to hide in the Champions League,” said Fabian Johnson, the Mönchengladbach player whose foul conceded the last-minute penalty awarded on Wednesday.
“I clipped Sergio Agüero on the foot, and he was clever,” Johnson added. “It was the correct call.”
Agüero scored from the penalty spot to give Manchester City a 2-1 victory at the home of a club that once was synonymous with the fast-flowing, thrilling style of top European soccer.