Man City vs Red Star Belgrade: 3-1
Finally a thrilling and interesting match, until the result of "Man City vs Red Star Belgrade: 3-1". Manchester City won over Red Star Belgrade. Manchester City appeared very dominant but had missed.
Manchester City host Red Star Belgrade at the Etihad on Matchday 1 of the Champions League. The hosts immediately dominated the match after the start.
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But Red Star's quick attack surprised them at the end of the first half. Osman Bukari broke the goal controlled by Ederson.
Manchester City kicked off immediately after the restart and got an equalizing goal from Julian Alvarez in the 47th minute. Alvarez scored his second goal, thanks to a goalkeeper error, in the 60th minute.
Rodri then confirmed the hosts' victory in the 73rd minute. This result puts Manchester City temporarily second in Champions League Group G behind RB Leipzig.
Leipzig also previously won 3-1 over Young Boys. Red Star and Young Boys are in 3-4 place respectively.
The course of the match "Man City vs Red Star Belgrade"
Manchester City immediately controlled the match after the start. Rodri's attempt to attack and threaten Red Star's goal in the 14th minute was still stopped by goalkeeper Omri Glazer.
Three minutes later, Phil Foden saw Julian Alvarez's movement. Alvarez received the pass and shot with his left foot, again Glazer was in a ready position and stopped the ball.
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Almost! Manchester City almost went ahead in the 25th minute when Foden's cross was headed in by Erling Haaland. The ball just hit the crossbar and failed to become a goal.
Another chance for Manchester City in the 29th minute. From a corner, the ball was directed to Nathan Ake. Ake volleyed into the bottom right corner and was cleared by Glazer.
Sergio Gomez's cross in the 34th minute became an opportunity for Man City. The ball fell in Haaland's possession, but his shot flew over the crossbar.
Another chance was wasted by the hosts in the 41st minute. Gomez this time led to Foden in front of the goal, whose header was repelled by the goalkeeper!
GOAL! Manchester City even missed in the 45th minute! From a quick attack, Osman Bukari escaped the offside trap and calmly subdued Ederson. The first half ended shortly after.
GOAL! Manchester City immediately equalized the score in the 47th minute. Haaland held the ball for a moment in front of the box then pushed it for the advancing Alvarez. Alvarez coldly passed the goalkeeper and blasted the ball into the goal.
Another chance for Manchester City 11 minutes later. Alvarez's shot went into the net and was missed perfectly by Omri Glazer. A wild ball was grabbed by Haaland, also denied by the Red Star goalkeeper.
GOAL! Glazer made a mistake and led to Manchester City's goal. Alvarez's free-kick from the left went straight into the net and Glazer's attempt at punching the ball missed.
Kyle Walker's cross in the 65th minute was struck by Haaland at the far post, still countered by the goalkeeper. Alvarez's chance of scoring the third goal shortly after still ended sideways.
GOAL! Manchester City scored the third goal in the 73rd minute. Receiving the ball from Foden, Rodri passed Red Star's defensive arm and fired a curling shot that the goalkeeper could not reach.
No more goals were scored until the match was over.
"Man City vs. Red Star Belgrade" lineup
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias (Rico Lewis 83'), Nathan Ake, Sergio Gomez (Manuel Akanji 58'); Rodri (Kalvin Phillips 83'), Matheus Nunes; Bernardo Silva (Jeremy Doku 44'), Julian Alvarez, Phil Foden (Bobb 83'); Erling Haaland
Red Star Belgrade: Omri Glazer; Srdjan Mijailovic, Nasser Yacouba Djiga, Aleksandar Dragovic, Milan Rodic; Hwang In-Beom (Kings Kangwa 83'), Marko Stamenic, Osman Bukari (Degenek 83'), Mirko Ivanic (Olayinka 68'), Stefan Mitrovic (Lucic 78'); Cherif Ndiaye (Krasso 68')