Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, responded to his team’s 0-0 away draw in the Champions League against Copenhagen on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
At the news conference that followed the game, Guardiola expressed his satisfaction with the result.
Having played one hour of 10 v 11 in Europe and not losing is absolutely good, remarked Guardiola.
We’ll rest, get ready for the upcoming matches, travel to Dortmund, attempt to win there, then play Sevilla to win the group stage.
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However, thanks to their victory over Copenhagen, Man City has advanced to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Erling Haaland sat on the sidelines for the duration of the Champions League tie in preparation for a crucial matchup with Liverpool this weekend.
As a result of Sergio Gomez’s dismissal for bringing Copenhagen star Hakon Arnar Haraldsson to the ground as the latter went through on goal, City were forced to play the final 60 minutes of the game with ten men.
The decision to dismiss Gomez came after a third VAR review in rapid succession, following the disqualification of Rodri’s spectacular goal when the ball struck Riyad Mahrez on the hand earlier in the move.
The Premier League champions were immediately given a penalty, but Kamil Grabara stopped Mahrez’s shot.
The 10 players more than held their own in the second half, but with Liverpool coming in the Premier League at the weekend and qualification for the knockout stage nearly guaranteed, Manchester City put top scorer Erling Haaland on the bench and watched the draw through.
