{"id":1221894,"date":"2022-10-11T21:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/ten-man-man-city-held-by-copenhagen-after-missed-penalty\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T21:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T21:48:29","slug":"ten-man-man-city-held-by-copenhagen-after-missed-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/ten-man-man-city-held-by-copenhagen-after-missed-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten-man Man City held by Copenhagen after missed penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/127057351_gettyimages-1243891355-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Riyad Mahrez has failed to score two of his last three penalties in all competitions for Manchester City\" title=\"Riyad Mahrez has failed to score two of his last three penalties in all competitions for Manchester City\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riyad Mahrez has failed to score two of his last three penalties in all competitions for Manchester City<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ten-man Manchester City missed a penalty and had a goal ruled out as they were made to wait to reach the last 16 of the Champions League by Copenhagen in a VAR-dominated contest.<\/p>\n<p>A dramatic opening saw two contentious decisions set the tone for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri\u2019s superb 25-yard effort for City was ruled out after Riyad Mahrez was penalised for handling, while the visitors benefited by being awarded a penalty when the ball struck home defender Nicolai Boilesen on the arm as he competed for a corner with Manuel Akanji.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>But Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara brilliantly saved Mahrez\u2019s spot-kick to the delight of a raucous Parken Stadium crowd before Pep Guardiola\u2019s side had Sergio Gomez sent-off for a professional foul on 19-year-old forward Hakon Haraldsson five minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The decision again came after the Portuguese referee Artur Dias was referred to the pitch-side monitor and left the English champions forced to reshape and play the final hour a man down.<\/p>\n<p>City arrived in the Danish capital with the expectation of a win confirming their progression to the knockout stages with two games to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland was left on the bench against opponents that had suffered a\u00a05-0 thrashing in Manchester\u00a0just under a week ago. Explaining his decision not to play the Norwegian, Guardiola said: \u201cHe finished the game against Southampton so, so tired and didn\u2019t recover well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday was not good, today a little better but not perfect so we decided not to take the risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the draw, Guardiola\u2019s side still qualify for the knockout phase of the competition after Sevilla failed to beat Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday\u2019s other Group G fixture.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ossHx1PSMTE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (11-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ossHx1PSMTE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riyad Mahrez has failed to score two of his last three penalties in all competitions for Manchester City Ten-man Manchester City missed a penalty and had a goal ruled out as they were made to wait to reach the last 16 of the Champions League by Copenhagen in a VAR-dominated contest. 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