Manchester City's Riyad Mahriz (second from left) scores against Leipzig at home in the Champions League round of 16 first leg on February 22, 2023.
Leipzig/Milan – Manchester City drew in in the opening round of 16 of the Champions League in Leipzig 1:1. Joško Guardiol responded to the visiting Riyad Mahriz's goal after the change of sides. Inter Milan took advantage of a short power play to beat Porto 1-0. Substitute Romelu Lukaku decided in the 86th minute. Rematches are scheduled for March 14.
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< p>Manchester, who played the entire match without a substitution, took the lead from the first serious action in the 27th minute. Grealish caught Schlager's poor pass and Mahriz didn't give Blaswich a chance with a shot against the post. The Algerian representative celebrated his 32nd birthday in style on Tuesday. The home side added significantly after the break and equalized in the 70th minute after Gvardiol headed in.
Leipzig did not lose even their fourth home cup match against English teams. The defending champions of England “Citizens”, who are aiming for the sixth consecutive promotion to the LM quarter-finals, failed to win away from home in the fifth of the last six competitive duels.
Inter's match with Porto was headed for a goalless draw for a long time. In the 78th minute, visiting midfielder Otávio received a second yellow card and the “Nerazzurri” took advantage of the weakened opponent. Lukaku, who replaced Edin Džeko on the field after less than an hour of play, first headed into the bar, but he made no mistake from the crossbar.
The Italian team, which also beat Pilsen twice in the group, has already played 11 home games in UEFA competitions. he did not lose matches against Portuguese opponents and won for the tenth time. Porto found a winner for the first time since October after 22 duels.
Champions League Round of 16 Opening Match:
Leipzig – Manchester City 1:1 (0:1)< /p>
Goals: 70. Guardiol – 27. Mahriz. Referees: Gözübüyük – Zeinstra, Balder – Van Boekel (video, all Dutch). ŽK: Henrichs (Leipzig). Spectators: 45,228.
Leipzig: Blaswich – Klostermann (46. Henrichs), Orbán, Gvardiol, Halstenberg (89. Raum) – Laimer, Schlager (82. Haidara) – Szoboszlai, Forsberg (66. Nkunku) , Werner – André Silva (82. Poulsen). Coach: Rose.
Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Dias, Aké – Rodri, Gündogan – Mahriz, B. Silva, Grealish – Haaland. Coach: Guardiola.
Inter Milan – FC Porto 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: 86. Lukaku . Referee: Jovanovič – Stojkovič, Mihajlovič (all Serbian) – Dankert (video, German). ŽK: Dimarco – Otávio, Pepé, Conceicao (coach). ČK: 78. Otávio. Spectators: 75,374.:
Inter: Onana – Škriniar (81. Dumfries), Acerbi, Bastoni – Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mchitarjan (72. Brozovič), Dimarco (58. Gosens) – L. Martínez , Džeko (58. Lukaku). Coach: Inzaghi.
Porto: Costa – Mário (90.+2 Borges), Pepe, Marcano, Sanusi – Otávio, Uribe, Grujič, Galeno (51. Evanilson) – Taremí (83. Wendell), Pepe. Coach: Conceicao.
