Draw between champions, City 0 - 0 Inter in Manchester
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— Sep 18th 2024Great match in the opening round of the Champions League group stage. Chances for both sides, with an excellent performance from Inzaghi’s team.
The match ends 0-0 between Manchester City and Inter in their opening game of the Champions League 2024/25. At the City of Manchester Stadium, the Nerazzurri put in a strong performance, creating several chances but failing to find the decisive touch.
Both teams created plenty of scoring chances. Inter came close to taking the lead in the first half through Thuram, aided by Taremi’s excellent link-up play and Carlos Augusto’s surging runs. In the second half, Mkhitaryan had a golden opportunity to open the scoring. At the other end, City increased the pressure as the game went on. Sommer made great saves against Foden and Gvardiol, while Gundogan twice came close with headed efforts. In the end, a draw was the fair result, with a 0-0 that kicked off the Champions League campaign for two great teams.
MANCHESTER CITY 0-0 INTER | MATCH SUMMARY
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): 31 Ederson; 82 Lewis, 3 Dias, 25 Akanji, 24 Gvardiol; 16 Rodri; 26 Savinho (47 Foden 46'), 20 B. Silva (11 Doku 80'), 17 De Bruyne (19 Gundogan 46'), 10 Grealish; 9 Haaland. Unused subs: 18 Ortega, 33 Carson, 2 Walker, 5 Stones, 8 Kovacic, 27 Nunes, 87 McAtee. Coach: Josep Guardiola.
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck (28 Pavard 75'), 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian (2 Dumfries 75'), 23 Barella, 20 Calhanoglu (16 Frattesi 82'), 7 Zielinski (22 Mkhitaryan 65'), 30 Carlos Augusto; 9 Thuram (10 Lautaro 65'), 99 Taremi. Unused subs: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 J. Martinez, 6 De Vrij, 21 Asllani. Coach: Simone Inzaghi. Bookings: Dias (MC)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE) Assistants: Beigi, Söderkvist (SWE) Fourth official: Ladebäck (SWE) VAR: Van Boekel (NED) Assistant VAR: de Burgos (ESP)