Manchester City 3-1 away to Copenhagen at a high cost # and % and Warne pass B Seat & Grealish retired injured
At 4 o'clock in the morning on February 14, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Manchester City played Copenhagen away.
In the first half, Foden assisted De Bruyne to break the deadlock on the field, Ederson made a mistake to give a big gift, Maatsen equalized for Copenhagen, De Bruyne passively assisted B to overtake the score, Grealish retired injured, Doku came off the bench, Manchester City led 2-1 at halftime, and in the second half, Foden scored to complete the pass, B was injured, and Nunes came on as a substitute.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 3-1 away, winning 11 consecutive victories in all competitions, and half a foot has entered the Champions League quarterfinals.
The defending Champions League champion Manchester City was drawn in the 1/8 final and drew Copenhagen, which destined the Blue Moon Army to go one step further easily. Manchester City away to Copenhagen, Guardiola lined up a 4231 formation, Haaland burst forward, De Bruyne behind him, Grealish and Foden on both sides, B and Rodri partnered in the back, Ake, Dias, Stones, Walker formed a back four, and Ederson was in goal.
Although Manchester City played away from home, they had a huge advantage against non-top five league teams Copenhagen, and De Bruyne continued his good form and was the first to receive Foden's through ball into the far corner. Grealish managed to start, but after 18 minutes of play, he went off injured, breaking through Wang Doku to come off the bench. Ederson made it more difficult for Manchester City to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, giving a big gift with a mistake from the back and Copenhagen equalising. In first-half stoppage time, De Bruyne got rid of a pass, the ball bounced off and turned into an assist, and Seat B volleyed home from a tight angle to take the lead again. In the second half, Manchester City was injured again, B seat was injured by a flying tackle and was replaced by Nunez, in stoppage time, Foden went through, De Bruyne inverted the triangle to meet the defender and refracted, Foden pushed the goal to seal the win. In the end, Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1 away, and the process was more tortuous than expected, and Guardiola paid the price of two major players out injured. Manchester City's qualification to the last eight of the Champions League is a certainty, but Grealish and the withdrawal of Bench B have made it more difficult for Manchester City to compete for the Premier League title.
At full-time, Manchester City managed 78.8% possession and 27 attempts at goal with 13 of them on target, while FC Copenhagen had 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target (gift from Ederson).