Man City vs Inter Milan LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as hosts play out goalless draw
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan: Pep Guardiola’s side were frustrated by their Italian visitors
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Manchester City kicked off their Champions League campaign with a home stalemate against Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium in a rematch of the 2023 final.
A tight affair left the hosts frustrated and unable, ultimately, to break down a strong defensive effort from the Italian side as Ilkay Gundogan squandered two late headed chances. Until then, Inter had looked largely calm and in control as they managed to stymie Manchester City in a 0-0 draw, continuing an unbeaten start to the season for the Milan club.
There was an injury worry for Pep Guardiola, though, as Kevin de Bruyne failed to re-emerge after the interval having appeared to sustain an issue late in the first half. The Premier League champions host likely title rivals Arsenal on Sunday and could be without their captain.
Each side take a point apiece from their opening outing in this newly revamped tournament format. Each side will play an initial eight game, with the top eight in the league table automatically qualifying for the next round and a further 16 progressing to the play-off round.
Re-live all the action from the Etihad Stadium with our live blog below:
Second half...
The players re-emerge, with Manchester City preparing to make a couple of half-time switches. Kevin de Bruyne has not recovered from that injury, and Savinho is also off; on come Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden.
HT: Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan
Quite a quiet half, which reflects how well Inter have done. Erling Haaland has had a couple of efforts, but City have not been dominant. Marcus Thuram looks a threat on the break and Simone Inzaghi’s midfield have been deployed intelligently, not trying to compete with City for possession but excellent off the ball and with fine movement on it.
HT: Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 45 + 1 minutes
Into a minute of added time and Ederson makes a sharp save with his feet from Carlos Augusto. Inter Milan continue to provide threat on the counter-attack.
A set-piece routine is rather less threatening as Nicolo Barella troubles only the pigeons in the rafters. That’s your lot for the first half.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 43 minutes
Good save! Inter MIlan give the ball away in their own final third and Yann Sommer is forced to come rushing out to shut down the space available to Kevin de Bruyne. Hakan Calhanoglu may have got a touch, too, as he backtracks.
This is a worry for the hosts, though - De Bruyne is grabbing at an injury of some kind after limping away after releasing that shot. Ilkay Gundogan is scrambled to warm-up, though Pep Guardiola may wait to see how his captain is at the interval.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 42 minutes
Hands on head for Marcus Thuram as he passes up a fine opportunity! The ball comes quickly to the forward on the edge of the box and it is more heel than the side or instep of his foot with which he tries to place it. Neither side can quite find their finishing boots.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 40 minutes
A glimpse of a chance for Rico Lewis, trying to take and pivot in one motion from Savinho’s inward pass but not quite managing to gather fully. Inter Milan pincer him.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 37 minutes
Another missed opportunity! Kevin de Bruyne plants a low cross perfectly in the path of Bernardo Silva, who totally miscues his attempt from all of nine yards out. It came across in an inviting manner for the left-footer.
Manchester 0-0 Inter Milan, 35 minutes
Not far away! Erling Haaland picks up the ball in the ‘D’, shifts it out of his feet and fires back against the grain, beating the keeper and also the post with Yann Sommer merely a bystander. A foot or two further inside and it’s buried in the bottom corner.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 33 minutes
Ruben Dias is furious as he is cautioned having appeared to take the ball when sliding into Piotr Zielinski. It was a delicious drop of the shoulder from the midfielder to allow him to pierce the Manchester City midfield and bear down on Dias - though the centre-back was perhaps harshly done by to be booked for what looked a fair challenge.
Inter don’t make much of the free kick in the centre circle.
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