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Manchester City won a tense penalty shootout against Schalke to make it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League.

The Blues were heading for the last eight thanks to Jack Byrne's strike before Christian Sivodedov scrambled home a dramatic equaliser for the visitors in stoppage time.

But this team are making strides in Europe, and didn't let the late setback faze them.

Byrne put City ahead in the shootout and Angus Gunn made two fine saves as the Manchester side bested the Germans on penalties.

Byrne's opener in normal time was his sixth in this season's UEFA Youth League.

City came into the game as favourites owing to their 100 per cent record in the tournament, but Patrick Vieira had warned against underestimating the German side.

Schalke were only beaten to top spot in their group by a strong Chelsea team, and they started brightly at the CFA.

Fabian Reese flashed a shot wide inside of five minutes, the first of a number of missed opportunities for the striker.

The Blues were subsequently put under plenty of pressure, with Reese's strike partner Leroy Sane also looking lively.

It was the former who nearly gave Schalke the lead, scuffing a shot inches past the post when City didn't clear their lines from a corner.

Vieira's men showed plenty of promise on the break, however, with Byrne seeing a free-kick deflected just wide, and at the first time of threatening Janik Schilder's goal they were ahead.

A pinging crossfield ball from Angelino found Thierry Ambrose, playing his first game since coming off injured in the first team friendly against Hamburg last month.

He found Byrne, whose curling shot from 25 yards was palmed into the net by Schilder. The strike had power, but should have been kept out.

Only two players in the competition have more goals than Byrne's haul, and the midfielder also netted in the 5-1 win against Schalke in January.

Barker came close to making it two before the break. Jose Pozo set the winger free on the break but - forced onto his weaker left - he could only rattle the outside of the post.

Schalke chased hard for a way back after the break and the game became more physical. Three yellow cards were handed out in the first ten minutes of the half and the referee struggled to keep charge as the tackles flew in.

Nigerian starlet Kelechi Iheanacho came on for Barker for the last 20 minutes to help provide a focal point up front but a tough tackle forced him off.

A resolute defensive performance saw City into a last eight shorn of elite clubs. Last year's winners Barcelona have already crashed out to Anderlecht, Real Madrid went out on penalties to Porto, while English rivals Arsenal and Liverpool are also out.

The reward for beating Schalke is a trip to the winner of the game between Ajax and Roma, who the Blues beat twice in the group stage.

After a mature win in the last-16, the Blues should be confident.

City: Gunn, Angelino, Bossaerts (Smith-Brown, 15), Maffeo, Adarabioyo, Bryan, Byrne, Ntcham, Pozo, Ambrose, Barker (Iheanacho, Celina 80)