After nine goals of their own in the last two games at “Etihad”, Manchester City remained at zero. Copenhagen, on the other hand, was able to slow down, the two teams faced each other in the 4th game of the Champions League in the “Parken” and remained 0-0, with which the home team won their second point in the 7th group and the English champions 10th.

The Citizens missed a very good chance to take the lead in the 25th minute when Grabara snatched Mahrez’s penalty and from the 30th minute Sergio Gomet’s dismissal forced the game to continue a man down – with that fact combined with Haaland’s absence from the pitch and City’s composure after the 3v3 – to give the Danes a chance to celebrate a great result against a formidable opponent.

The match

The first part of “Parken” had neither Haaland (Guardiola left him on the bench ahead of Sunday’s Premier League derby against Liverpool) nor a goal, but offered little thrill for the fans as it was marked by three big phases.

The first came in the 11th minute when Rodri sent the ball into the net with a stunning long-range shot, but the goal was ruled out by VAR after an attacking foul was marked on Mahrez’s hand before putting the ball at the Spaniard’s feet. Middle.

The second phase again had Mahrez as the (negative) protagonist. After a corner kick and a header from Akanji from the kid’s height, the ball landed in Boylesen’s outstretched hand, the referee went to the monitor and saw the offense there, only to show the white arrow.

Mahrez took the penalty but was superbly beaten by keeper Grabara and it remained 0-0. The Algerian became the third Citizens player to miss a penalty in the Champions League, after Sergio Agüero (4) and Gabriel Jesus (1).

Minutes later, things got even worse for the English champions when Sergio Gomet brought Haraldsson down just outside the box and the referee red carded him straight away after a VAR check in the 30th minute.

Guardiola sacrificed Mahrez in the 32nd minute to close the gap in defense with Ruben Diaz (he formed a back three with Akanji and Laporte), with City having the ball on their feet until the end of the first half but Copenhagen to finish came spaces well by playing with a numerical advantage.

In the second half the situation did not change dramatically and the picture was telling up to the 65th minute, with City, while having more possession with one player down, but unable to circulate it quickly and therefore only had a dangerous moment , De Bruyne’s deflected shot from outside the box in the 52nd minute, saved by Grabara.

Copenhagen had their big chance in the 74th minute when Johansson, with his advantage, failed to find the ball inside the small area to send it home defenseless, while Guardiola made a move from the bench in the 77th minute that Haaland disregarded , with Foden and Bernardo Silva entering the field.

In the 84th minute, Citizens threatened twice, first with a shot from Cancelo (Grabara saved in the corner) and then with a header from Alvarez (over the crossbar), while in the 90th minute Copenhagen with his ambitious shot by Stamenic, which walked out, “answered”. in the last good phase before the referee’s triple whistle sounded and the tie was sealed.

COPENHAGEN: Grabara, Lund, Kotsolava (80′ Dicks), Boylesen, Gellert, Stamenic (90′ Mukairou), Lerager, Christiansen, Claesson, Haraldsson (59′ Johansson), Darami

MANCHESTER CITY: Enderson, Cancelo, Akanji, Laporte (88′ Ake), Gomez, Gundogan, Rodry, De Bruyne (77′ Bernardo Silva), Mahrez (32′ Diaz), Alvarez, Grealish (77′ Foden)

The results of the 4th round:

• Copenhagen – Manchester City 0-0
• Dortmund-Seville 22:00

The placings of the 7th group:

The schedule for the 5th matchday:

• 25/10 19:45 Seville – Copenhagen
• 25/10 22:00 Dortmund – Manchester City

The schedule for the 6th matchday:

• 2/11 22:00 Copenhagen – Dortmund
• 2/11 22:00 Manchester City – Seville