Early morning of September 19 (Vietnam time), Man City launched almost the strongest squad with the ambition to win all 3 points. They are also in extremely high form with 4 consecutive wins in the domestic arena. Striker Haaland personally has a streak of 4 matches scoring with a total of 9 goals. However, Inter Milan showed that they are not an easy opponent.
Haaland is in very good form
During the first 45 minutes, Man City had almost no good chances, despite the fact that coach Pep Guardiola's players controlled the ball up to 62%. The reason was that the Italian representative's defense system played too disciplined. The three central defenders Bastoni, Acerbi and Bisseck always played calmly, covering each other well. In addition, the central midfielders including Zielinski, Calhanoglu and Barella were also ready to drop back to support, making it impossible for Man City to attack the center.
Inter Milan played very solid and disciplined defense.
The home team was forced to move the ball out wide more, but neither Grealish nor Savio made a difference here. Inter Milan even had more notable shots (3 on target compared to 2). They transitioned quickly, relying on the ability to dribble and escape pressing well from Zielinski and Barella. Man City players reacted relatively slowly in Inter Milan's counter-attacks, fortunately for the home team, Thuram, Taremi or Calhanoglu did not finish well.
Leader De Bruyne injured and had to leave the field
At the beginning of the second half, coach Pep Guardiola sent Foden and Gundogan in place of De Bruyne and Savio to improve the quality of the attack. It was not until the 69th minute that Man City had their first impressive combination. Gvardiol, Grealish, Gundogan and Foden exchanged passes well, creating a chance to shoot close to the goal. However, Foden could not score when he shot the ball with his wrong foot.
Gundogan missed a chance to score late in the match
In the final minutes, Gundogan showed his strength by intelligently penetrating the penalty area, with two close-range headers, but unfortunately, the midfielder was not sharp enough to score. That was all the Etihad team could do. In the end, Man City drew 0-0 with Inter Milan on a day when the visitors played a very disciplined defense. The two teams shared 11th and 12th place in the 2024-2025 Champions League rankings in the league stage.
PSG win at home
In notable matches taking place at the same time, PSG beat Girona 1-0 and Dortmund defeated Club Brugge 3-0.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/champions-league-2024-2025-haaland-lan-dau-tit-ngoi-man-city-hoa-that-vong-truoc-inter-milan-185240919042542759.htm
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