Manchester City vs Inter Milan UEFA Champions League 2024-25 | A tactical masterclass by Inzaghi hold City for a goalless draw at Etihad

Hello and welcome to another live coverage of UEFA Champions League 2024-25 season. Tonight, we will bring you all the live updates of the Manchester City vs Inter Milan match, set to be played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Manchester City, the 2022 - 23 UEFA Champions League Champions will be eyeing for their second title in tournament history while Inter Milan will be eyeing for their 4th title and a first since 2010.

Build Up

Pep Guardiola's men have been unbeaten in the new season and has shown a menacing form in the Premier League so far, winning all the games. Meantime, the Nerazzurri are placed at number three in the Serie A points table with two wins and two draws in the league.

Both Manchester City and Inter Milan have faced each other only once in the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 final in Istanbul. In a historic night, Ciity had defeated Milan to win their first ever Champions League Trophy that time. With Milan looking to take the revenge of that loss we are surely up for a great match in Manchester tonight.

This is Koushik Biswas, who will be bringing you all the live updates of the Manchester City vs Inter Milan match from the web desk. So, sitback and enjoy the show.

Sep 19, 2024 00:24 IST
Final Score, Lineups and timeline
 



Sep 19, 2024 02:42 IST
Barella wins the POTM




Sep 19, 2024 02:41 IST
Next matches
 



Sep 19, 2024 02:38 IST
Points table after tonight's matches
 



Sep 19, 2024 02:38 IST
Scores from other games tonight
• Sparta Paraha 3-0 Salzburg
• Bologna 0-0 Shakthar
• PSG 1-0 Girona
• Club Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
• Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava



Sep 19, 2024 02:22 IST
Full time | MCI 0-0 INT
A job well done for Inter Milan. Away from home, against Manchester City, they have been able to stop the riot from Haaland and his mates. City had their best chances with Gundogan, in the dawning minutes of the game. For Inter, Mkhitaryan had the best chance but could not deliver. 
 
Premier League teams should get a cue from Inter on how to stop City!



Sep 19, 2024 02:21 IST
90+4' | Gundogan with a flying header
6 yards out, Gundogan flys in the air to get the header from a cross by Doku.



Sep 19, 2024 02:18 IST
90' | 4 minutes added
4 minutes added as injury time.



Sep 19, 2024 02:17 IST
88' | Gundogan with a huge chance
Gvardiol delivers a great ball for Gundogan but despite having a clear chance, the Spanish midfielder heads the ball straight to Sommer.



Sep 19, 2024 02:15 IST
87' | Chance for Foden
Doku opens up the gap for Foden. But, after a decent first touch, Foden could not find the net with his left foot. Good save from Sommer as well.



Sep 19, 2024 02:14 IST
86' | Rodri misses the target
A frustrated Rodri tries his luck with his left foot and he misses the target by a mile.



Sep 19, 2024 02:12 IST
84' | Martinez on-target
Lautaro Martinez strikes a right-footed shot from outside the box. But it is a regulation save for Ederson.



Sep 19, 2024 02:12 IST
Will the 100th goal come for Haaland?




Sep 19, 2024 02:10 IST
83' | Haaland fails to trap the ball
Lewis with the service for Haaland but the big man failed to trap the ball with his left foot.



Sep 19, 2024 02:09 IST
82' | Change for Inter
Fratessi replaces Calhanoglu.



Sep 19, 2024 02:07 IST
80' | Change for City
Doku replaces Bernardo.



Sep 19, 2024 02:07 IST
79' | Sommer makes the save
A left-footed strike from Gvardiol and Sommer makes a good save to deny him.



Sep 19, 2024 02:04 IST
76' | What a chance
Dumfries with a cross from the right. Gvardiol failed to clear the ball and Mkhitaryan had the chance to hit the back of the net with his side net. He was not even on target with his effort.



Sep 19, 2024 02:01 IST
74' | Double change for Inter
Darmian and Bisseck are replaced by Dumfries and Pavard.



Sep 19, 2024 02:00 IST
72' | Good block from Darmian
Grealish with a chance for City. But his left-footed shot from inside the box is blocked by a diving Darmian.



Sep 19, 2024 01:57 IST
69' | Chance for Foden
Foden with a right-footed shot from the middle of the box. It goes straight to Sommer, who makes a good save.



Sep 19, 2024 01:53 IST
66' | Changes for Inter
Double change from Inter Milan. Martinez for Thuram and Mkhitaryan for Zielinski.



Sep 19, 2024 01:52 IST
65' | It has been a tactical masterclass

 
It has been a tactical masterclass from both teams. Both teams are well-coached and know how to keep their shape. City have not been able to find that gap to create a clearcut chance so far in the second half.



Sep 19, 2024 01:49 IST
62' | Akenji with an intervention
Good from Akenji as Barella went for the goal with his right-foot.



Sep 19, 2024 01:46 IST
The Battle
Fighting for every ball 🔥#ForzaInter #UCL #ManchesterCityInter pic.twitter.com/Dde6sDiAcd
— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) September 18, 2024



Sep 19, 2024 01:43 IST
55' | Zielinski misses his shot
Zielinski with a right-footed shot from the outside the box misses the target. Inter looking good with the counter-attacks.



Sep 19, 2024 01:42 IST
51' | Chance for Darmian

 
Huge let off for Inter and Darmian. A poor first touch and he could not control the ball. He backheeled the ball, but none of his teammates could come there before the ball was cleared out.



Sep 19, 2024 01:35 IST
48' | Foden goes for goal
Just two minutes after coming, Foden showed his class with a left-footed curling shot. But, the ball did not curl enough to go inside the goal. 



Sep 19, 2024 01:33 IST
46' | Double change from Man City

 
Injured Kevin de Bruyne and Savinho have been changed by Pep Guardiola. Gundogan and Foden replace them.



Sep 19, 2024 01:18 IST
Half-time | MCI 0-0 INT

 
No goals. A few chances for both teams. Haaland and de Bruyne were handled well by Inter. Meantime, the Italian side were good in counter attacks as well. Surely, we will see a faster game in the second half.



Sep 19, 2024 01:17 IST
45' | Save from Ederson
Good save from Ederson. Augsto with a left-footed effort from the left. 



Sep 19, 2024 01:16 IST
45' | 1 minute added
1 minute added as injury time.



Sep 19, 2024 01:15 IST
He has been good for City so far!
Looking good in the new shirt, Savinho! 👌🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/2v0zDfVUZJ
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 18, 2024



Sep 19, 2024 01:14 IST
43' | Sommer makes a good save

 
Sommer comes out quickly and closes the gap with Kevin de Bryune with some help from Calhanoglu. Kevin is slightly injured as well after the tussle. 



Sep 19, 2024 01:12 IST
41' | Chance for Inter
Barella is making all the moves for Inter. This time he serves the ball for Thuram to go for the shot from middle. However, despite having a clear look at the goal, he could not find the goal.



Sep 19, 2024 01:10 IST
39' | Acerbi blocks a shot
Kevin's powerful shot from just outside the box is blocked by Acerbi.



Sep 19, 2024 01:07 IST
37' | Nearly for City
Kevin with another pass from the left. Bernardo Silva could not get the connection, and Haaland also missed his shot. City are coming into groove here.



Sep 19, 2024 01:06 IST
35' | Haaland misses the target
Sommer was beaten here but the ball missed the low corner of the far post by a whisker. Haaland was not able to get the ball from the sweet spot of his boot. 



Sep 19, 2024 01:04 IST
33' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Ruben Dias for a foul on Zielinski. Zielinski was running away with the ball and Dias dived infront of him to stop the attack.



Sep 19, 2024 01:02 IST
31' | Thuram denied
Çalhanoğlu with the free-kick for Inter. Thuram, who was a tad off-side was able to get the header. However, it was saved by Ederson.



Sep 19, 2024 01:01 IST
30' | Messup from Ederson
Ederson tried to stop the ball from going for a corner but his slide made the ball fall onto the feet of Darmian, whose shot was deflected away by Gvardiol for a corner.



Sep 19, 2024 00:57 IST
27 | Kevin hits the side net
Kevin hits the side net with a left footed shot from the edge of the box.



Sep 19, 2024 00:56 IST
Team City
TEAM! 👊💫

🩵 0-0 🔵 #ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/OBxVvOeIJX
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 18, 2024



Sep 19, 2024 00:55 IST
24' | Savinho misses the target
Kevin made a cross with his outside boot and Haaland missed the header before Savinho could not connect his left-footed volley to score. 



Sep 19, 2024 00:53 IST
23' | Bisseck with an interception
Bernardo Silva tried to make in-roads, but Bisseck eventually stopped him. 



Sep 19, 2024 00:50 IST
19' | Haaland gets the header

 
Savinho with a lobbed cross from the right for Haaland, who gets up high in the air to get the header. However, it is an easy grab for Sommer.



Sep 19, 2024 00:47 IST
16' | Thuram misses the target
Thuram with a weak left-footed shot after Bisseck won the ball back and played it to  Barella to link up with Thuram on the left.



Sep 19, 2024 00:46 IST
15' | Playing safe
Both teams are playing safe at the moment and looking for a chance to ignite the attack.



Sep 19, 2024 00:43 IST
12' | Augusto is caught offside
The City defence line is quite high and Augusto is caught offside in the midfield as Dermain looked for him with a pass. 



Sep 19, 2024 00:41 IST
11' | City attack

 
Ruben Dias won the ball for City with a header and Kevin had the chance to run away with the ball in the left side. Haaland was making a move as well. But, Kevin's weak ball was recovered by Inter.