Manchester City's manager Manuel Pellegrini watches his players during a training session at the Manchester City Football Academy in Manchester, northern England November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, with his flagging side trailing 2-1 to Bayern Munich, gave his players a halftime pep talk that sparked a revival and kept their Champions League hopes alive.
After Sergio Aguero had put City in front with a penalty following the dismissal of Bayern defender Mehdi Benatia who brought him down, the German champions scored twice in five minutes through Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski.
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