Kevin De Bruyne had turned out of trouble all evening but he had finally been caught.
Another Champions League night, another sight of Manchester City's most creative player being smashed into as he struggled to keep his balance. Only this time it wasn't an opposition player but City's hulking chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who simply could not contain his happiness as he bounded down a tunnel at the Allianz Arena and spotted De Bruyne doing a post-match interview.
Al Mubarak was part of a delegation of City suits in Munich that night who felt the need to mark the occasion as City not only made a European semi-final for the third straight year but did it by beating one of the biggest powers in world football. The chairman joined Pep Guardiola on the turf in an emptied stadium along with Txiki Begiristain and other executives to take a triumphant selfie: City had come to the home of one of their biggest rivals, and they had conquered.
