ERLING HAALAND and Julian Alvarez both start NOW for Manchester City against Copenhagen.
City sits at the top of group G after a 4-0 win over Sevilla in the opening match before Beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 last monthwith the winner of form Dortmund star Haaland.
Copenhagen is third behind both Borussia Dortmund and Man City, with their only point of the group stage so far at home at Seville.
- Kick-off: 8 pm
- Television/live stream: BT Sport 3
- Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Gomez, Mahrez, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Grealish – Haaland, Alvarez
- Copenhagen XI: Grabara, Diks, Vavro, Khocholava, Kristiansen – Stamenic, Leager, Johannesson, Claesson, Daramy, Karamoko
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Goal! Manchester City 3-0 FC Copenhagen (Own goal)
39, Game over.
City’s dominance is now reflected on the backlog.
Gomez’s shot from the edge of the area takes two deflections, the last coming from the hapless Khocholava who fails to react in time to prevent the ball from bouncing off his knee into the goal.
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Goal! Manchester City 2-0 FC Copenhagen (Get)
33, Will it get boring for him at some point?
This is the goal of a classic striker.
Gomez’s volley from the edge of the area is saved by Grabara, but he fails to parry the ball from his goal and Haaland gratefully pushes the ball into the empty net before the keeper can get up.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
30, Grabara is making his money tonight!
This time it’s Grealish’s turn to see a goalkeeper’s effort well saved.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
30, Bernardo Silva causes Copenhagen all kinds of problems on the left.
The Portuguese pairs with Grealish to get behind the defense time and time again.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
23, Haaland makes another save from Grabara.
The Norwegian picks up a loose ball on the edge of the penalty area before turning and shooting towards the goal.
Grabara seems shocked by the pace that Haaland manages to generate on his shot, but the goalkeeper does just enough to keep it out.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
22, City is effectively playing a 2-3-5 formation here.
It’s a bizarre sight, but one that underlines their confidence as a team.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
19, Grabara came into action again.
He throws himself to the right to keep Gundogan’s low shot out of reach.
Moments later, Copenhagen also saves an attempt by Mahrez.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
17, Haaland almost scores again.
Mahrez cuts in right and drives a cross into the six-yard box for Haaland.
The Norwegian’s header is eventually saved comfortably by Grabara.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
16, Copenhagen hasn’t strung more than a few steps together.
It looks like it’s going to be a long night for Jacob Neestrup’s team.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
12, Out of the mail!
City finds so much space behind the entire backs of Copenhagen.
Grealish plays Bernardo Silva on the left wing and he blows an attempt off the base of the post.
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Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen
10, Haaland’s goal is his 27th in the Champions League and he is now level with Rivaldo and Luis Suarez in the all-time charts.
He is 22 years old!
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Goal! Manchester City 1-0 FC Copenhagen (Get)
7, it only took him seven minutes!
Cancelo finds space to the right and rolls a ball over the goal which Haaland sweeps past the keeper with his right foot.
How much will he and City have at the end of this?
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Manchester City 0-0 FC Copenhagen
5, First shot of the game for City.
The ball kindly falls to Cancelo on the edge of the penalty area, but he comfortably misses Grabara’s far post.
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Manchester City 0-0 FC Copenhagen
4, Karamoko tries to lead a counter-attack but is soon surrounded by several City players who steal the ball from him.
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Manchester City 0-0 FC Copenhagen
3, City dominate possession here in the opening stages as they look for any sign of weakness in the Danish side’s defence.
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Kick off! Manchester City 0-0 FC Copenhagen
1, Karamoko sets us off under the lights of the Etihad.
City are known for their quick start, can Copenhagen frustrate them?
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The stage is set
Both teams line up on the pitch as the Champions League song blares from the speakers.
Finished? 1…2.3…THE CHAMPIONSSSSSS
The kick-off is next!
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Cold night in Manchester
It’s cold in the Etihad tonight and the players are doing their best to keep themselves warm.
Here is Mamoudou Karamoko doing his best to shelter from the cold.
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Guardiola’s surprise
Pep Guardiola admitted in his pre-match interview that he was surprised at the choice of the Copenhagen striker.
He had expected Cornelius to start at the top, but instead Jacob Neestrup chose to play the more mobile Karamako.
Copenhagen is clearly looking for City at the break tonight.
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Kamil Grabara
Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara has returned to the team after suffering a facial injury.
Former Brighton and Arsenal goalkeeper Mat Ryan is missing as a result.
Grabara is wearing a stylish protective mask tonight.
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Julian Alvarez
This is Alvarez’s second start this season, his previous coming in a 6-0 win over Nottingham Forest, where he scored twice.
This is the 22-year-old’s first ever start in the Champions League.
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Pre workout
Both teams are on the field and put to the test by their respective coaches.
Kick-off is less than half an hour away!
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Grealish’s playtime
Jack Grealish has been criticized since his £100m transfer, but he may be reaching a turning point in his City career.
Grealish will start his fourth consecutive game for Pep Guardiola’s side tonight and will look to repeat his impressive performance in Sunday’s Manchester derby.
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The atmosphere is building
The Copenhagen fans are definitely up for this and are making a lot of noise as the players come out for their warm-up.
On the other hand, City fans look understandably relaxed ahead of the game.
