Copenhagen vs Man City 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
FC Copenhagen hold 10-man Man City to frustrating draw in Champions League
Manchester City dropped their first Champions League points of the season as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate with FC Copenhagen.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Penalty saved! Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
- 32': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Riyad Mahrez.
- 35': Valdemar Lund (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Copenhagen 0, Manchester City 0.
- 59': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Ísak Jóhannesson replaces Hákon Haraldsson.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
- 80': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Kevin Diks replaces Davit Khocholava.
- 82': Marko Stamenic (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 90'+2': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Paul Mukairu replaces Marko Stamenic.
Game Information
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 35,447
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Manchester City | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| +3 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| -6 | Young Boys | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| -8 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Statistics
 MNC |
CPH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 571 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 635 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 17 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 9 | Clearances | 14 |
FC Copenhagen (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kamil Grabara (GK) |
| 20 | Nicolai Boilesen |
| 27 | Valdemar Lund Jensen  |
| 5 | Davit Khocholava |
| 12 | Lukas Lerager |
| 35 | Marko Stamenic |
| 34 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 19 | Elias Jelert |
| 7 | Viktor Claesson |
| 15 | Mohamed Daramy |
| 30 | Hakon Arnar Haraldsson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 21 | Sergio Gómez  |
| 7 | João Cancelo |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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