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
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:
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 90 + 2 minutes
Jeremy Doku’s busy hips threaten to beat Carlos Augusto, but the Brazilian is back to divert the Belgian’s cross behind. Manchester City can’t make anything of the corner.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 90 minutes
Four additional minutes for either side to find a winner.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 89 minutes
What a chance for Ilkay Gundogan! He manages to escape the clutches of Alessandro Bastoni and Francesco Acerbi and is left unmarked on the edge of the six yard box. Josko Gvardiol’s cross bends on to his forehead; Gundogan’s powerful header thuds right into the arms of Yann Sommer.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 86 minutes
Rodri tries to play the match-winner, as he was when these two met in the final last year. His effort this time is from rather further out and is, by a quite considerable margin, rather less precise.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 84 minutes
Lautaro Martinez is forced slightly wide by an overhit pass, though manages to create room for a shot inside Manuel Akanji. Ederson claims safely with two open palms as he flops down to his left.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 81 minutes
And now Simone Inzaghi uses his final switch, with Hakan Calhanoglu making rather less hasty progress to the touchline. The midfielder has worked exceptionally hard tonight, doing his defensive work diligently. Davide Frattesi is on in his place.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 79 minutes
Saved by Yann Sommer! Comfortable enough for the experienced goalkeeper as Josko Gvardiol lets fly from 20 yards at the end of a sweeping Manchester City move.
Doku is sent on for Bernardo Silva, who sprints off.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 78 minutes
Still we wait, then, for an end to the deadlock. Jeremy Doku is being readied.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 76 minutes
Fired over by Henrikh Mkhitaryan! Denzel Dumfries is released on a trademark sprint up the right and the right wing-back finds the right cross, through to Mkhitaryan via a flick of a Manchester City toe. The former Manchester United man is leaning back as he strikes, though, and blazes beyond Ederson’s crossbar.
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan, 74 minutes
A clever nutmeg from Jack Grealish leaves him wiped out by Nicolo Barella, perhaps fortunate to escape a booking.
Here are those two Inter changes: Yann Bisseck and Matteo Darmian are replaced by Benjamin Pavard and Denzel Dumfries, both starters at the weekend.
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