VIDEO: Fernando's atrocious mistake gifts Ibrahimovic fortuitous goal
Fernando decided against following Joe Hart's instructions to play the ball across to Nicolas Otamendi on Wednesday, instead walking straight into the path of Paris Saint-Germain poacher Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
5 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in his last 5 Champions League games, equalling his best run in the competition. Motivated.
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 6, 2016
A shocking error from the Brazilian midfielder in Manchester City's first appearance in the Champions League quarter-final stage, and one that should pave Yaya Toure's route back into the starting XI for next week's second leg, should he return from his heel concern.
The moment was so innocuous that the live broadcast of the match was showing a replay of Kevin De Bruyne's opener at the time.
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The match would finish 2-2, and City, despite Fernando's error, will head back to England confident of reaching the semi-finals.