City without Haaland is not so much City: draw at 0 at home in Copenhagen

Rare match where they exist. Everything that could have happened happened. Goal annulled in a foul on Rodri for a handball, failed penalty from Mahrez and red card for Sergio Gómez. The match was complicated in a bad way in only half an hour and the author of the missed penalty paid for it. Riyadh left the field to bring on Ruben Dias and restructure the defence.

Manchester generated, but unlike other days Haaland was not there to transform them into goals. Grealish was the one who had more prominence in attack, but one more day he did not convince. The 100 million euros they paid for him continue to weigh heavily on him. The game was uphill since the expulsion of the Spanish side, and in the Champions League, playing away from home with one less, despite having the ball, the games are very sticky. That was the definition of the match.

Besides, Guardiola didn’t seem to mind. He left the feeling that the tie was worth it. 10 points, group leader and to wait what happens in the Dortmund-Seville. At no time did it cross his mind to bring on Haaland, who jumped onto the wing to warm up but had no minutes, who knows if it was to rest him or not make his games/goals statistics drop. Foden and Bernardo Silva entered in the closing stages but it was not enough to break the tie. The match against Liverpool awaits on Sunday and despite the bad feelings of the match, changes are expected in the eleven.