The teams failed to please the fans with goals scored.
“Manchester City" and Milan “Inter" played a draw in the match of the first round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester ended with a score of 0:0.
During the match, Josep Guardiola's team made 23 shots against 13 for the Nerazzurri (on target – 5:3) and outperformed their opponents in expected goals (xG) – 2.24 to 0.61.
However, no one managed to score at least once. As a result, a goalless draw and one point each for the English and Italian clubs.
Review of the match “Manchester City” – “Inter”
In the second round of the Champions League, the “citizens” will play away against the Slovakian “Slovan” from Bratislava on October 1, and Simone Inzaghi's men will host the Serbian “Crvena Zvezda” on the same day.
In the updated format of the Champions League, each team will play eight matches in the main round with different opponents (four at home and four away). All tournament participants received 2 opponents from 4 different baskets.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take 9th to 24th places in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
