He City of Manchester of Pep Guardiola stuck themselves and could not get past the draw at home (0-0) against a Inter Milan of Simone Inzaghi who showed great tactical work and managed to avoid ‘1’ for the pool that most of the predictions for this match had been risked. In fact, and although it is true that the city He commanded with the ball more than Interthe rivalry was more balanced than expected and the Nerazzurri team could have won more prizes than the draw.
Surprised at first Simone Inzaghi with the eleven he lined up by leaving out players like Lautaro Martinez and Mkhitaryanwhich however will end up participating in the second half. But what was seen on the green, there should not be an Inter fan doubting that the Italian coach knows what he is doing. As the ball began to roll, and although perhaps a few meters further than they would have liked so that their counterattacks were not as long as before, Inter were positioned impressively on the mat and hardly showed any cracks to end despair. City of Manchester. Indeed, as the first half progressed, he grew more comfortable and even had his first clear chance, with a try Marcus Thuram in Ederson with a header into the goal mouth (32′). As for City, the closest to breaking the 0-0 lead in the first act was DeBruyne in the 43rd minute, but summer He bailed admirably to avoid this.
Already in the second stage, and already entered Guardiola in Gundogan and Foden instead Savino and the aforementioned DeBruyneCity seemed to push forward and there was a feeling in the atmosphere that it was inevitable that 1-0 would eventually come, but Inter refused to do so. The Çalhanoglu, Barella and Zielinskiusually accustomed to formation, focused on closing ranks and accomplished their mission, and behind them Yan Bisseck, Acerbi and Bastoni They established an impregnable wall. In all this, without news of Haaland throughout the meeting. Foden could also have scored in the 69th minute Mkhitaryan on the counterattack in the 76th minute and in the last action of the match Gundogan He had a header to avoid the ‘glasses result’ (0-0). But his shot rose, as much as it flew over the point that Inter took from Manchester to Milan.
TECHNICAL SHEET
0 – Manchester City: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Guardiol; Bernardo (Doku, m.80), Rodri, De Bruyne (Gündogan, m.46); Grealish, Savinho (Foden, m.46) and Haaland.
0 – Inter Milan: Summer; Darmian (Dumfries, d.75), Bisseck (Pavard, d.75), Acerbi, Bastoni, Carlos Augusto; Zielinski (Mkhitaryan, m.65), Calhanoglu (Frattesi, m.81), Barella; Taremi and Thuram (Lautaro, m.65).
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden). Dias was cautioned (m.33) by Manchester City.
Events: Match corresponding to the first day of the Champions League played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester
Source: La Verdad
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