In the early morning of February 14, Beijing time, the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the 2023-24 Champions League rekindled, and the defending champion Manchester City played away against the Danish team Copenhagen. Foden set up Kevin De Bruyne to open the scoring in the first half, before Matson took advantage of an Ederson error to equalise for the home side, and a goal from the B seat just before half-time gave City the lead again, and in second-half stoppage time, De Bruyne set up Foden to seal the win. In the end, Manchester City won 3-1 away at FC Copenhagen to take the lead over the two legs and make it 11 wins in a row in all competitions.
In the third minute, Ake crossed from the left side of the field, and De Bruyne's header in the middle of the box was slightly wide. In the 6th minute, Manchester City played a free kick in front, crossed to the penalty area from the right and Dias completed the header, goalkeeper Grabara saved the ball, and then Ake shot high.
In the 10th minute, Foden stopped the ball on the right side of the front field and sent a through stopper, and De Bruyne, who stepped forward to the right side of the penalty area, received the ball and fired a low shot into the far corner from a small angle, Manchester City 1-0 Copenhagen.
In the first half, Manchester City's Jack Grealish was frequently knocked down by opponents, and he finally couldn't hold on in the 22nd minute and was replaced by Doku due to injury. In the 24th minute, seat B broke through to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area and crossed to the middle, and the Copenhagen defender's header cleared the top of his own crossbar, almost swinging an own goal.
In the 30th minute, Manchester City picked up a pass in front, Doku volleyed to the middle on the left side of the penalty area, Haaland flew into the volley, the action was very chic, but unfortunately the ball was missed.
In the 34th minute, Ederson made a mistake at the back and passed directly to the opponent, the first shot of the Copenhagen player was blocked by Dias, and then Matsson shot again at the top of the arc, Ederson couldn't save, Copenhagen 1-1 Manchester City.
In the 45th minute, De Bruyne passed on the right side of the field to the corner of the penalty area, and after fighting with the opponent, the ball rebounded into the penalty area, and the B seat received the ball and scored a goal, Manchester City 2-1 Copenhagen. At the end of the first half, Manchester City led by one goal.
In the second half, De Bruyne hit the ball in front of the penalty area, and Grabara saved the ball sideways in the 54th minute. In the 66th minute, Doku dribbled the ball on the left flank and flicked it wide, and Foden's shot was blocked by a defender.
In the 70th minute, Doku cut inside from the left and fired a right-footed shot into the far corner, which Grabara flew to save. In the 77th minute, Seat B crossed from the left side of the field, and Haaland in the penalty area pressed the opponent's header to the goal, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up.
In the 88th minute, Manchester City won a free kick in front of the goal, De Bruyne took a direct shot at goal, and Grabara saved the ball. In the 92nd minute, Foden took the ball to the right side of the penalty area to send a straight stopper, De Bruyne received the ball in front of the bottom line and reversed the triangle pass, and the unguarded Foden pushed the goal, Manchester City sealed the win 3-1.
In the end, the game ended at full-time with Manchester City winning 3-1 against Copenhagen.