Manchester City

Get a report of the FC Copenhagen vs. Manchester City 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

The Premier League champions struggled to assert dominance over their opposition as a result, and failed to score for the first time this season, with in-form striker [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) on the bench for the entirety of the match. [Ruben Dias](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/234878/Rúben-Dias) in place of Mahrez. [Nicolai Boilesen](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/143708/Nicolai-Boilesen) was penalised for handball following a VAR review. [Rodri](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231828/Rodri)'s piledriver was ruled out for an adjudged handball in the build-up by [Riyad Mahrez](http://www.espnfc.com/player/_/id/163940/riyad-mahrez). "We adapted really well [to the red card]. "Erling didn't feel really good after the game against Southampton, Phil [Foden] had some disturbing problems, Bernardo [Silva] told us yesterday he was so tired.

Manchester City faced FC Copenhagen in the Champions League at Parken Stadium and Riyad Mahrez missed a penalty.

Erling Haaland is warming up, and maybe he can get a cameo appearance to try and help them over the line. We respect the decision, it’s a mess, we have penalty then we miss then we have a red card and it completely changes the game. A draw wouldn’t be a terrible result in the circumstances, and City are still well capable of grabbing a winner. Rodri thought he had fired City ahead in the 10th minute on the half volley, sending a lovely effort flying into the top corner after Julian Alvarez's knockdown. City had struck 44 goals in 12 games since the Community Shield but suddenly drew a blank in Denmark. He may have decided that having those three fully rested for Liverpool is more important than bringing off the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Ilkay Gundogan. A huge game for Liverpool and to change their season but it’s hard to look past City when they’re firing, you can’t look past them. It seems like Pep Guardiola is keen to keep Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland wrapped up and rested for as long as possible. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) had maximum points from their first three games in the [Champions League](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/uefa-champions-league) this season, including a 5-0 win over Copenhagen at the Etihad just six days ago. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) was forced into a reshuffle in the first half when Sergio Gomez was sent off. Thirteen points separate the two sides, for Liverpool it’s must-win, not just to save their season and top four. This team fights until the end and we have chances, scored a goal, disallowed it, it’s difficult when it’s 10 against 11.

Haaland has scored 20 goals in just 12 matches this season since joining from Borussia Dortmund, but he was rested by Pep Guardiola, with City already on ...

They’re going to finish top of the group, there’s no question about that,' he said. With City unable to find a breakthrough, a number of fans took to as Pep Guardiola's 10 men are held to a goalless draw by Copenhagen in the Champions League They had a penalty saved. They had a goal disallowed which should have been allowed. Pep Guardiola resisted the temptation to bring Haaland on as City failed to find a breakthrough

It was reported this week that Manchester CIty striker Erling Haaland has a $195 million release clause in his contract, but despite that clause, City are ...

If he is happy at City in two years’ time, then City could offer him a new contract and end up staying in Manchester for the rest of his career. Many of the other most expensive transfers in soccer have not been anywhere near as successful as imagined. And on top of the transfer fee will be an agent’s fee, which could be more than $50 million, as well as Haaland’s wages. Barcelona’s financial difficulties have been well documented and could get even worse should they fail to make the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League. Haaland is already playing for a club that is competing for the top honors in world soccer, and is already beamed around the world at Manchester City. It’s almost twice Real Madrid’s record transfer fee of $110 million, which they paid for Eden Hazard.

Pep Guardiola revealed that he rested Erling Haaland against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League after the Manchester City striker didnt recover well from ...

"This was first and foremost a team performance. Tomorrow we will regenerate and then we have two days to prepare (to play) against Liverpool." Asked if he understood the handball decisions. "It's a good point and we will take it. He said: "To play one hour like that is tough. The players I played felt better."

Manchester City rested Erling Haaland, failed to score and had Sergio Gomez sent off in a frustrating VAR-dominated goalless draw with FC Copenhagen on ...

Much to City's consternation, he ruled out the strike for handball against Mahrez in the build-up. For a split-second, he appeared to think the ball was rolling towards his own goal. There was a heart-in-mouth moment for goalkeeper Ederson after just four minutes when he miscontrolled a backpass to concede a corner.