Manchester City Dominates Inter in Champions League Opener
Manchester City defeated Inter Milan 2-0 in the opening match of the Champions League group stage. The match was played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, with a clear dominance by the home team.
Manchester City started the match with high intensity and pressure, generating many scoring opportunities. Despite not opening the score in the first half, Pep Guardiola’s team had absolute control of the game.
In the second half, City continued their dominance and finally managed to score two goals. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 54th minute after a great assist from Kevin De Bruyne. And it was De Bruyne himself who scored the second goal in the 76th minute.
Inter, on the other hand, couldn’t generate any real danger in the City goal. The Italians hardly had any chances to score and their attempts were neutralized by the local defense.
Manchester City’s dominance was reflected in the statistics: 60% possession, 18 shots on goal, 11 fouls and 1 yellow card. Inter, on the other hand, had 40% possession, 13 shots on goal and 7 fouls.
The referee of the match was Glenn Nyberg from Sweden.
With this victory, Manchester City leads Group A of the Champions League with 3 points.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 46 I. Gundogan came in and K. De Bruyne went out., at minute 46 P. Foden came in and Savinho went out., at minute 80 J. Doku came in and B. Silva went out.
Substitutions inter: at minute 65 L. Martinez came in and M. Thuram went out., at minute 65 H. Mkhitaryan came in and P. Zielinski went out., at minute 74 B. Pavard came in and Y. Bisseck went out., at minute 74 D. Dumfries came in and M. Darmian went out., at minute 81 D. Frattesi came in and H. Calhanoglu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Manchester City
Inter
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