Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s 10-man side made to wait on last-16 place
Ten-man Manchester City missed a penalty and had a goal ruled out as they were made to wait to reach the last 16 of the Champions League by Copenhagen in a VAR-dominated contest.
A dramatic opening saw two contentious decisions set the tone for the evening.
Rodri’s superb 25-yard effort for City was ruled out after Riyad Mahrez was penalised for handling, while the visitors benefited by being awarded a penalty when the ball struck home defender Nicolai Boilesen on the arm as he competed for a corner with Manuel Akanji.
But Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara brilliantly saved Mahrez’s spot-kick to the delight of a raucous Parken Stadium crowd before Pep Guardiola’s side had Sergio Gomez sent-off for a professional foul on 19-year-old forward Hakon Haraldsson five minutes later.
The decision again came after the Portuguese referee Artur Dias was referred to the pitch-side monitor and left the English champions forced to reshape and play the final hour a man down.
City will still qualify for the knock-out phase of the competition if Sevilla fail to beat Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday’s other Group G fixture.
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FC Copenhagen
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Squad number1Player nameGrabara
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Squad number5Player nameKhocholava
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Squad number20Player nameBoilesen
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Squad number27Player nameLund
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Squad number19Player nameJelert
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Squad number35Player nameStamenic
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Squad number12Player nameLerager
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Squad number34Player nameKristiansen
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Squad number7Player nameClaesson
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Squad number30Player nameHaraldsson
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Squad number15Player nameDaramy
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Squad number2Player nameDiks
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Squad number8Player nameJóhannesson
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Squad number17Player nameMukairu
Manchester City
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Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias - Squad number6Player nameAké
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Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva -
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Line-ups
FC Copenhagen
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Grabara
- 5KhocholavaSubstituted forDiksat 80′minutes
- 20Boilesen
- 27LundBooked at 36mins
- 19Jelert
- 35StamenicBooked at 82minsSubstituted forMukairuat 90+3′minutes
- 12Lerager
- 34Kristiansen
- 7Claesson
- 30HaraldssonSubstituted forJóhannessonat 60′minutes
- 15Daramy
Substitutes
- 2Diks
- 6Sørensen
- 8Jóhannesson
- 17Mukairu
- 21Johnsson
- 22Ankersen
- 36Clem
- 40Bardghji
- 51Ryan
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 7Cancelo
- 25Akanji
- 14LaporteSubstituted forAkéat 88′minutes
- 21GómezBooked at 30mins
- 16Rodri
- 8Gündogan
- 26MahrezSubstituted forRúben Diasat 33′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 17De BruyneSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 77′minutes
- 10GrealishSubstituted forFodenat 78′minutes
- 19Álvarez
Substitutes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 6Aké
- 9Haaland
- 18Ortega
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 33Carson
- 47Foden
- 80Palmer
- 82Lewis
- 97Wilson-Esbrand
- Referee:
- Artur Manuel Soares Dias
Live Text
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Match ends, FC Copenhagen 0, Manchester City 0.
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Second Half ends, FC Copenhagen 0, Manchester City 0.
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Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Paul Mukairu replaces Marko Stamenic.
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Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
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Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
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Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (FC Copenhagen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
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Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
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Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Marko Stamenic (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
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Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marko Stamenic (FC Copenhagen).
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Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Kevin Diks replaces Davit Khocholava.
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Offside, FC Copenhagen. Valdemar Lund tries a through ball, but Mohamed Daramy is caught offside.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
