ROME - English champion Manchester City is finally starting to show it can compete in Europe.Samri Nasri scored one goal and set up another as City won 2-0 at Roma on Wednesday to reach the Champions League knockout phase despite missing three key players — including top scorer Sergio Aguero.I dont think that this team is just one player and I think that today demonstrated that, City coach Manuel Pellegrini said.Entering the Stadio Olimpico, City faced a steep challenge to avoid its third group-phase exit in four years.City struggled at home against Roma and in both matches against CSKA but had already showed signs of a recovery when Aguero scored a hat trick in a come-from-behind win over Bayern in the penultimate round of group matches.We recovered and I think were playing exactly the same way were playing in the Premier League, Pellegrini said.It looked as if Roma was set to go through until Nasri found the target with a long, rising shot on the hour mark. Then Pablo Zabaleta doubled the visitors lead in the 88th following a perfect pass from Nasri.Romas best chance was a header off the post from Kostas Manolas in the 72nd.Bayern Munich easily won Group E — considered perhaps the competitions toughest — with 15 points following a 3-0 home win over CSKA Moscow. City finished second with eight points, Roma was third with five and will play in the Europa League. CSKA finished last, also with five points.Since the Abu Dhabi United Group took over City in 2008, the club has won two Premier League titles — in 2012 and 2014 — but failed to advance past the second round of the Champions League.Well see in February about that, Pellegrini said when asked what his squads goals are now. Were just happy were qualified for the next stage.The win must have been a relief after Aguero injured his left knee Saturday, ruling him out for six weeks. Also, star midfielder Yaya Toure was suspended, captain Vincent Kompany sat out injured and David Silva, who also was coming off an injury, only came on midway through the second half.Roma controlled at the start but failed to take advantage.In the first 15 minutes we could have done more and scored, Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. But we were also unlucky. They hit the post and the ball went in. We hit the post and it bounced out.But theyre more mature and have more experience in these types of matches, Garcia added. Were still learning. ... We need to play in Europe every year and gain more points to avoid these difficult groups.Without Aguero, Edin Dzeko spearheaded Citys attack with support from James Milner, Nasri and Jesus Navas.Roma had a similar 4-2-3-1 formation with Gervinho, Miralem Pjanic and Adem Ljajic behind 38-year-old captain Francesco Totti.Roma had the first chance five minutes in when Jose Holebas was set up by Totti and nearly got his shot under Joe Hart but the City goalkeeper managed to slow the ball just enough to prevent it from going in.After a strong start from Roma, City began to move forward and Milner threatened from the left flank in the 20th, testing Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis.Then it was Nasris turn to set up Dzeko, who was blocked by Manolas and couldnt find the target.Milner had another opportunity in the 39th, forcing De Sanctis to push the ball wide.Combined with Bayerns win, a 0-0 draw would have been enough for Roma to advance — which would have been no small feat following a devastating 7-1 home loss to Bayern in October.But Nasri had other ideas, taking advantage of the slightest amount of space at the edge of the area and banging in the decisive goal off the post.Then the Frenchmans pass required Zabalata to merely slot the ball past De Sanctis from the centre of the area. 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Head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed on Sunday that his starting goalie has a head injury and the team will take it day by day.SYDNEY, Australia -- The manager of Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe says the five-time gold medallist is in rehab after being found disoriented on a Sydney street early Monday morning by police responding to a call from residents. James Erskine told the Australian Associated Press that Thorpe was affected by a combination of antidepressants and the painkillers he was taking for a shoulder injury. Police spoke to Thorpe after residents near his parents home in Panania in Sydneys southwest reported a man allegedly breaking into a van. He was taken to Sydneys Bankstown Hospital for assessment and was later transferred to a rehab facility. "He is in rehab for depression," AAP quoted Erskine as saying. Erskine said Thorpe had thought he was sitting in his friends car. "The owner of the car basically called the police and the police came," he said. "They realized it was Ian Thorpe. They realized he was disoriented." Erskine said Thorpe, 31, had been taking antidepressants and medication for his shoulder but had not been drinking alcohol. "He hadnt had a drink," he said. "He had zero alcohol in him." Police said no official complaint has been made and no further police action is anticipated. Thorpe, who is currently living in Switzerland, has been staying with his parents over Christmas. Erskines admission that Thorpe is in rehab comes only days after Thorpes management company denied reports he checked into a rehab facility while battling depression and alcohol abuse. News Corporation, quoting friends of Thorpe, said he had been injured in a fall at his parents home and was taken to hospital. Reports said Thorpe checked into a rehab faciliity, but later checked out and returned to his parents home.dddddddddddd Thorpes management company, SEL, later issued a statement denying the reports. "Ian is not in rehab," a SEL representative said Friday. "Ian was in hospital for an operation on his shoulder and is pleased to let his friends and fans know that he is now out of hospital and on the mend." In his autobiography, published last year, Thorpe said "not even my family is aware that Ive spent a lot of my life battling what I can only describe as crippling depression." Thorpe, known to fans as Thorpedo, was a freestyle specialist and one of the greatest swimmers of his generation. He won three gold and two silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics -- the most medals won by any individual competitor at those games -- and two more golds at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He also won 11 world championships gold medals, including six at the 2001 championships at Fukuoka, Japan. When he won his first world championships gold at the age of 14 in Perth in 1998, he was the youngest-ever individual male world champion. At various times Thorpe held 13 individual world records and shared five others in relay events. The 400m freestyle was his signature event which he dominated at Olympics and World championships over more than six years. Thorpe retired from swimming in November, 2006, but attempted a comeback in 2012. His attempt to win a place on the Australian team for the London Olympics was unsuccessful and his thoughts of competing at the 2013 World Championships or 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games were thwarted by a shoulder injury. Friends said he struggled to adjust to life after swimming. ' ' '