Manchester City v Copenhagen: Champions League – live | Champions League

61 min: Joe Pearson as soon as extra: “Why not Cole Porter? Writer of such classics as “Begin the Beguine” and “I Get a Kick Out of You”. And he was born right here in Indiana. Didn’t keep right here, although…”

Anything goes right here, Joe, as you effectively know.

60 min: Grealish and Alvarez hyperlink up, and the Argentinian, because the angle closes off, retains management, and retains the ball transferring. He’s far much less direct than Haaland, however then so is everybody else.

58 min: City sub, and Rico Lewis, who’s 17, comes on for Joao Cancelo. The younger man is making his first ever look for the primary workforce.

57 min: Social media is getting enthusiastic about this put up. Speculation at this level, and appears to be one thing and nothing, Haaland really irritated he missed an opportunity relatively than harm.

Goal! Manchester City 4-0 Copenhagen (Mahrez, 55 pen)

54 min: But…penalty to City. From a nook, Stamenic climbs throughout Laporte and that’s a plum penalty, and a reserving.

53 min: Gomez once more finds area down the left and cuts again the ball for Alvarez however the defenders learn that. Copenhagen are enjoying like they virtually have an opportunity.

51 min: Cole Palmer – named after Tom Cruise’s character in Days of Thunder, Cole Trickle? – finds a great deal of area and shoots. Grabara, as he was to all however Haaland, and a deflection, is the same as the shot.

49 min: OK, what can Grealo, Bernardo, Jules, Mahrezy and Coley produce within the absence of the large man?

48 min: Copenhagen even have lots of possession right here. City had simply the 71 % of the ball to date. They’re slacking off, clearly.

Haaland subbed off at half-time

Craig McEwan will get in contact: “I know we’re all talking about the lad and how many goals he’s scoring, but how much fun do you think he’s having playing at the pointy end of that team. Must be having a blast.”

Joe Pearson will get in contact: “And here I thought “Him” was reserved by the Guardian type information for one explicit disgruntled United striker. Learn one thing new on a regular basis.”

There’s a brand new Him on the town.

The Voice of the Mysterons, in all probability not a Generation Zoomer judging by that title, will get in contact: “And that’s the essential difference, Bernardo tries to be a bit clever, Haaland would very probably have just put his foot through it, and it’s 4-0 …”

Half-time: Manchester City 3-0 Copenhagen

45 min: Grealish retains the ball in on the byline to arrange a City assault however the referee provides no added time on.

44 min: Bernardo fancies a purpose, and the possibility was going begging. Grabara comes throughout, and narrows the angle. Bernardo isn’t comfortable he’s missed that. Perhaps having a teammate who by no means misses is an issue for everybody else.

42 min: This is getting a bit painful for Copenhagen. Will Haaland play the second half? Or will Pep give the others an opportunity?

Goal! Manchester City 3-0 Copenhagen (Not Him, Khocholava OG, 40)

37 min: Copenhagen win a free-kick and select to go it across the again. Grabara virtually provides it away once more. There seems no approach of stemming the tide.

35 min: Alvarez and Grealish, two gamers who in all probability want a purpose, have photographs blocked.

Goal! Manchester City 2-0 Copenhagen (You Know Who, 32)

32 min: A positive save from Grabara, an honest shot from Grealish who appears aghast that didn’t fly in.

30 min: Gomez, who regardless of coming from the relative backwater of Anderlecht, appears a readymade match for left-back. And value so much lower than Marc Cucurella – £50m much less, the truth is.

27 min: Gundogan launches one from distance, Gomez and Grealish hyperlink up, and there’s some booing, maybe from the away followers, for City. That appears to boost up a model of Blue Moon.

25 min: A lull, a breather for Copenhagen, whose followers are making fairly a racket. The residence followers, in all probability together with Mike Pickering, he whose M People tune led off Liz Truss’s speech at the moment – a lot to M’s annoyance – are quiet at the moment. While Haaland’s round, it’s only one night time in heaven.

23 min: Haaland takes the ball off the heels of Mahrez and crashes in a shot. Grabara, man of the match, flings himself headlong and saves effectively. Mahrez must be instructed that such free balls, that one arrange by Bernardo Silva, are for Haaland…while you’re right here, Grealish shoots and Grabara saves effectively once more.

21 min: Yeah, extra City. But then a Copenhagen assault. They appear decided to not undergo that record-low possession stat, and go it round relatively than waste it.

19 min: Grabara makes a positive save from Gundogan. And then catches one from Mahrez. His protecting masks, the standard Phantom of the Opera affair, has a very pointy nostril, and reminds extra of the disguise utilized by Alex in A Clockwork Orange.

18 min: City, by the way in which, proceed to dominate, and Mahrez dips over a cross that Haaland nods at Grabara. Then comes an actual tangle, and City virtually stroll the ball into the online. Copenhagen get it clear. They are clearly vexxed by all of the motion of the City gamers.

16 min: What can Jack Grealish do on this match? Something of the flat-track bully if he turns it on. But that’s what the followers come to see.

14 min: A Copenhagen assault is opened up by a pleasant piece of talent by Daramy, with Karamenko ready to obtain. Soon sufficient the ball is again with Haaland, who’s fouled and City can resume their earlier rhythm.

12 min: Bernardo Silva strikes the put up, working on to a go from Jack Grealish, although it’s stepping into till the toe of Grabara intervenes.

11 min: City proceed to swarm throughout Copenhagen. Mahrez and Alvarez have one thing to show, and can wish to get on the scoresheet.

9 min: Will Copenhagen have to return out to play? Probably not a foul concept to remain sat in for some time. This is a damage-limitation train already.

Goal! Manchester City 1-0 Copenhagen (Guess Who, 7)

7 min: Haaland is the goal as Alvarez will get to the byline. Copenhagen get it clear they usually look stable to be truthful to them.

5 min: No precise photographs but, although. And the ball is again with Ederson.

4 min: Yes, it’s all City. Could this be a possession file?

2 min: Early dominance from City. Bernardo Silva has joined the attack-line, Pep Guardiola enjoying 2-3-5 in tribute to the buccaneering First Division title winners of 1936-7? They obtained relegated the subsequent yr, nonetheless scoring probably the most targets.

1 min: And we’re away on the Etihad, and so begins the depend to what number of targets City will run in. Alvarez and Haaland are shut collectively. This appears like a 4-4-2 for City, and two of the 4 are Grealish and Mahrez.

There is a minute of silence for these misplaced within the stadium catastrophe that befell in Indonesia on the weekend.

The gamers are able to take the sector on the Etihad. Past the tunnel membership they go, these followers who’ve paid additional to see by way of glass behind the scenes. And sure, the Uefa ban will get a boo from the City followers. It’s been louder up to now however the loathing continues to be implicit.

Pep Guardiola speaks, and he’s suggesting that with solely 20 gamers everybody has to play the entire time. “Everybody has to play. They don’t have to show me anything. We know them. If they are here we reply on them.”

He’s additionally comfortable to have the ability to subject Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte collectively for the primary time shortly.

In different information, Bayer Leverkusen have taken on maybe the one coach and Champions League winner who listens to My Bloody Valentine and Swans.

– I used to be at this gig, most memorable for Michael Gira’s expectoration.

This is barely Julian Alvarez’s second begin of the season. He scored twice on his earlier begin, within the 6-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest, and that is his first Champions League begin.

For Copenhagen, Mat Ryan doesn’t get his probability as Kamil Grabara comes again in aftera facial harm. It appears like a 4-3-3 formation, and Mamoudou Karamoko will maybe supply extra mobility than Cardiff legend Andreas Cornelius.

Pep Guardiola make 5 modifications from the 6-3 derby win. Kyle Walker is out, and could also be for some time, Joao Cancelo switches to right-back and Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Gomez make up the again 4. Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden are benched after their derby heroics, and in come Alvarez and Mahrez to play off Haaland.

The groups are in – Haaland begins, as does Alvarez

More Haaland hype….will he begin? Team information very quickly.

“At his age no one can compete with him,” Guardiola mentioned. “The numbers speak for themselves and inside, in the locker room, and on the pitch we see things that are not in the stats that make us feel happy to have him here.”

Brighton and Arsenal followers could recognise the Australian goalie for Copenhagen.

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