Rome: A Samir Nasri bullet and a late goal by Pablo Zabaleta saw Manchester City into the last 16 of the Champions League after a stunning 2-0 win over Roma at a packed Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.


Manchester City's French midfielder Samir Nasri celebrates after teammate Manchester City's Argentinian defender Pablo Zabaleta (not seen) scores during the UEFA Champions League football match AS Roma vs Manchester City in Rome. Pic/AFP 

City, requiring at least a score-draw to go through to the knock-out phase, were dominated for large periods of the match but Nasri turned the game around on the hour when he fired an unstoppable shot past Morgan De Sanctis from 25 metres.