Manchester City kick off their Champions League campaign with a home fixture against Inter Milan in what should be an entertaining and exciting encounter at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola will be hoping to secure an early qualification for the knockout stages ahead of potentially tricky outings against Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain later in the competition.
City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last year before losing to Real Madrid in a penalty shootout and the 2023 champions will be hoping to better that finish during this newly revamped tournament. They will play an initial eight games and try to finish inside the top eight of a league table to automatically qualify for the next round. As one of the favourites, City should be able to get this done.
Inter Milan, who City famously defeated 1-0 in the 2023 Champions League final, are unbeaten in Serie A so far. They have won two and drawn two of their four games and sit second in the table. The Italian side are in good form and have the skills and history to challenge City.
Follow all the action from the Etihad Stadium with our live blog below:
Man City v Inter Milan LIVE
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Manchester City host Inter Milan in the first round of the Champions League
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Kick off is at 8pm with the match broadcast live on TNT Sports
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The game is a repeat of the 2023 Champions League final which saw City win 1-0
Good evening!
14:42 , Mike Jones
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Champions League action as Manchester City get their league phase underway with a testing encounter against Inter Milan.
The match is a repeat of the 2023 Champions League final in which City proved victorious. Pep Guardiola will be hoping for a similar result tonight in order to match the successes of Aston Villa and Liverpool yesterday.
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and updates throughout the evening so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 8pm.
