Man City vs Red Star 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Manchester City

47': Julián Álvarez
60': Julián Álvarez
73': Rodri

FT
3 - 1

Red Star Belgrade

45': Osman Bukari

Álvarez fires UCL holders Man City to opening win over Red Star

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Holders Manchester City recovered from falling a goal behind to outclass Red Star Belgrade 3-1 in their Group G opener with Julián Álvarez scoring twice at The Etihad on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

24': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
45': Goal! Manchester City 0, Red Star Belgrade 1. Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mirko Ivanic with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Red Star Belgrade 1.
47': Goal! Manchester City 1, Red Star Belgrade 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a through ball.
56': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Sergio Gómez.
60': Goal! Manchester City 2, Red Star Belgrade 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
68': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Peter Olayinka replaces Mirko Ivanic.
68': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Jean-Philippe Krasso replaces Cherif Ndiaye.
73': Goal! Manchester City 3, Red Star Belgrade 1. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
77': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Vladimir Lucic replaces Stefan Mitrovic.
82': Marko Stamenic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Kings Kangwa replaces Hwang In-Beom.
83': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
83': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Rodri.
83': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Rúben Dias.
83': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Milos Degenek replaces Osman Bukari.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Red Star Belgrade 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,204

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

RSB		MNC
9	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	12
13	Saves	1
24	Possession	76
3	SHOTS	37
2	ON GOAL	16
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
179	Accurate Passes	681
234	Passes	733
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	10
5	Crosses	28
0.0	Cross %	0.4
51	Long Balls	23
22	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.9
0	Blocked Shots	10
6	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	3
36	Effective Clearances	4
36	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
6	Nathan Aké
3	Rúben Dias
21	Sergio Gómez
2	Kyle Walker
19	Julián Álvarez
16	Rodri
27	Matheus Nunes
9	Erling Haaland
47	Phil Foden
20	Bernardo Silva

Substitutes:

Josko Gvardiol, Oscar Bobb, Manuel Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Jérémy Doku.

Red Star Belgrade (5-3-2)

No.	Name
18	Omri Glazer (GK)
15	Aleksandar Dragovic
23	Milan Rodic
24	Nasser Djiga
80	Stefan Mitrovic
33	Srdjan Mijailovic
6	Marko Stamenic
4	Mirko Ivanic
66	Hwang In-Beom
9	Cherif Ndiaye
30	Osman Bukari

Substitutes:

Guélor Kanga, Uros Spajic, Nemanja Milunovic, Kings Kangwa, Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Vladimir Lucic, Uros Kabic, Nikola Vasiljev, Peter Olayinka, Aleksandar Katai, Zoran Popovic, Milos Degenek.