Champions League
Manchester City missed out on promotion to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. The English champions drew 0-0 away at FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, their first point loss in Group G’s fourth game. Juventus, meanwhile, are likely to miss the round of 16 following a 2-0 loss at Maccabi Haifa.
After the 0-0 draw, the “Citizens” can only theoretically be denied participation in the knockout phase. ManCity did without Erling Haaland in Copenhagen, who was probably rested in view of the Premier League hit on Sunday at Anfield once morest Liverpool. Without the goalgetter, the game took an unfortunate turn for the guests.
First, the video assistant refused to recognize a long-range goal by Rodri because of a previous handball by Riyad Mahrez (11th), then Mahrez failed with a penalty kick to Copenhagen goalie Kamil Grabara (25th) and finally City left-back Sergio Gomez saw red for goal robbery ( 30.).
Danes bring draw in the dry
With a majority, the Danes were able to keep the game open and brought the draw over time. In the first match of the season without Haaland, City delivered the first zero number of the season.
In Haifa, Juventus put on an extremely poor first-half performance and were punished with goals from Omer Atzili (7′, 42′). Only following the change of sides did the Italian record champions improve, but they were unable to turn the tide. With only three points from four games, Torino’s entry into the round of 16 seems a long way off.
