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During Wednesday evening's match, "Manchester City" defeated "Brentford" at home with a score of 2:0. The first goal of the match came in the 40th minute. "Bees" defender Mads Roerslev Rasmussen committed a foul in his penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick to be taken by David Raya. Riyad Mahrez stepped up to the mark and coolly placed the ball into the top left corner of the goal to put the Algerian ahead. In the second half, the "Cityzens" doubled their lead. In the 69th minute, after a mistake by goalkeeper David Raya, Raheem Sterling intercepted the ball in a dangerous area. The English striker's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but the ball fell to Kevin de Bruyne, who scored on the rebound to make it 2:0. Following these matches, Guardiola's proteges still sit at the top of the league table, 12 points ahead of second-placed "Liverpool". However, "City" has played two more matches.
