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  1. Under-strength City held by PSG

    Under-strength City held by PSG

    Manchester City took another step towards finishing top of UEFA Cup Group A with a 0-0 draw at home to Paris Saint Germain. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • Paris-SG
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick with us - there's loads to keep you entertained here at Eurosport-Yahoo!
    • 90+3 FULL-TIME: Not a great match, although it livened up towards the end. A third point in three games for PSG; a point that might be enough to see City qualify from the top of the group.
    • 90+2 Evans bursts down the right...passes out to Ireland...his cross is claimed by the keeper.
    • 90+1 City have a chance to get the ball forward late on...free-kick...but they knock it short...betrays their lack of desire to win this match.
    • 90 Three additional minutes...
    • 89 City will be satisfied with the point, I guess...another point on the route to qualifying top of the group.
    • 88 Hart is fortunate the spin of the ball bounces the ball to him in the box as Giuly almost gets in and nicks the ball from him.
    • 87 Garrido sends over a hopeful cross...clear over everyone at the back post.
    • 86 City press forward...Kompany tosses the ball into the box...headed clear.
    • 84 CHANCE! Zoumana Camara fails to get a touch on a free-kick, lofted to the back post...he was in a superb position there, all it needed was a glancing header and Hart was beaten.
    • 83 Kompany is penalised, although he feels he took the ball off Sylvain Armand, bursting forward from the back.
    • 81 Peguy Luyindula! Misses at the near post as he tries to flick a low cross beyond Hart! Offside flag anyway.
    • 80 Ludovic Giuly gets free down the right...but his cross to the near post is collected by Hart.
    • 79 Benjani leads the break from a PSG corner...but, in a match full of dreadful passes, he produces just about the worst as he tries to release Sturridge.
    • 78 PSG win a corner when a fierce shot deflects off Zabaleta and flies wide...PSG finishing the stronger here.
    • 76 Vassell is taken off, and not before time. He has been a shambles today. Hamann replaces him.
    • 75 Beautifully crafted move as PSG play Peguy Luyindula in...really poor finish from the striker, who blasts over from a tightening angle.
    • 73 After a relatively bright start, City have faded badly in the second half; PSG look the more likely to break the deadlock.
    • 72 CHANCE! Peguy Luyindula skips away from Garrido's challenge, pulls the ball back to the near post from the by-line...substitute Hoarau can't direct his flick goalwards.
    • 71 Ben Haim slips and almost gives the ball away 40 yards from his own goal...he recovers just in time to nick the ball to Ireland.
    • 70 Twenty minutes to play: can City get the goal to seal a sixth successive European win? Probably not, the way they are playing.
    • 69 Vassell appears to be playing central midfield. Badly, naturally.
    • 68 Dunne bursts through from the back...gives the ball to Ireland, who is brought down...40 yards out.
    • 67 Garrido....with his left foot...dummy...Kompany thumps a drive high over the bar...about the worst free-kick you are likely to see in professional football.
    • 66 City win a free-kick when Vassell is brought down on the edge of the box...really promising position...
    • 65 Garrido throws in a hopeful free-kick...glanced clear by Traore.
    • 64 City make a second change; Jo is replaced by Welsh youngster Ched Evans.
    • 62 SAVE! Hart looks to be a bit slow off his line as Peguy Luyindula sprints through...but the keeper saves the striker's low effort with his legs.
    • 61 GETTING CLOSER! Sturridge brilliantly works himself some space on the edge of the box...but just scuffs his low effort a yard wide.
    • 60 ALMOST! Garrido's decent cross from the left is nodded back to Ireland...he quickly finds Sturridge, but the youngster's effort is blocked.
    • 59 Vassell! Dreadful! Ireland conducts the move...finds Benjani in the box...he picks out Vassell on the edge of the area...but he shafts his effort 15 yards over the bar! Simply woeful. A bit of an embarrassment.
    • 58 Sammy Traore nails Sturridge from behind...the youngster goes down and needs some treatment.
    • 57 Peguy Luyindula is afforded too much time on the edge of the box after nice play down the left...but his firm drive is straight at Hart.
    • 56 Benjani plays with a smile; nice to see. Happy in his work. Aren't we all? Lovely stuff.
    • 55 Fabrice Pancrate pulls back Ireland...no yellow card, although the referee has a word with him.
    • 54 Vassell is so static; he receives the ball in the centre-circle, spins around 360 degrees and then...passes the ball backwards.
    • 53 City have gone 4-4-2 with Benjani coming on; Vassell is tucking in a little too much though; no real width out on the right.
    • 52 Much better start to the second half from City...bit more dynamicism and determination...more players pushing on beyond the ball.
    • 51 City win a corner...whipped into the near post...Kompany attacks it...flicks it on...no-one on the end...decent play at last.
    • 50 Sturridge turns and fires in a low effort from 25 yards...a couple of yards wide. Promising. Benjani is on for Elano.
    • 49 City are about to make a change; Elano can't play on.
    • 48 PSG win a corner...flicked on at the near post...danger...but Hart just punches off the head of a visiting striker.
    • 47 Elano is down injured. He doesn't look happy. Neither am I, to be fair. He has been dreadful tonight - apart from one good pass to release Sturridge.
    • 46 The second half is underway. No changes at the break.
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Not a great half of football. Sniffs of a chance for both sides; nothing more.
    • 44 GREAT BLOCK! Peguy Luyindula superbly gets around his man down the right...he cuts the ball back...but Ben Haim makes a superb block on the effort on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 43 The PSG fans look to be having a lot of fun, singing and clapping and bouncing up and down. Perhaps they're just trying to keep warm; it's brass monkeys out there.
    • 42 WIDE! Jo plays a clever ball through to Vassell...he can't shoot first time so lays it back to Zabaleta...his low drive is tipped around the post by the keeper.
    • 41 Vassell is insisting on dropping inside...which is bad for two reasons: a) it means there is no width on the right, and b) because when Vassell gets the ball in the middle, he invariably gives it away again.
    • 40 Ireland robs the ball in midfield...he tries to slide the ball through to Vassell...but the keeper comes to the edge of his box to collect.
    • 39 Elano is having a shocker; he gives the ball away again in midfield. Hughes is on his feet, bellowing something at his players.
    • 38 Nicolas Anelka is spotted in the crowd...he has played for both clubs...my money would be on him supporting PSG, though.
    • 37 Fabrice Pancrate again shows good pace and strength as he gets away from Garrido...but his cut-back is intercepted by the retreating defender, who calmly clears.
    • 36 Sturridge's deflected cross flies high into the air and into the box...Vassell and Zoumana Camara battle...the PSG man hits the deck and the referee blows for the free-kick.
    • 35 City corner from the right...headed clear from inside the six-yard box.
    • 34 City have got to pick their game up if they are to make the breakthrough...too many players are giving the ball away far too cheaply.
    • 33 Sebastien Chabal is spotted in the crowd...the French rugby union star plays for Sale Sharks, just down the road from Manchester.
    • 32 ...Shambolic effort from Elano from the free-kick...he curls it well, well wide.
    • 31 Vassell dithers on the ball, 30 yards out...thankfully for him, he is fouled from behind to earn a free-kick. Elano stands over it...
    • 30 Vassell gives the ball away so cheaply it's embarrassing.
    • 29 Plenty of noise still, from the PSG fans. They're a plucky little bunch, the French.
    • 27 Kompany fires the ball out wide to Vassell...too strong. Not good use of the ball from City, who have been a bit sloppy.
    • 25 Kezman upsets Hart as he dives in as the keeper looks to clear a pass-back...the keeper isn't happy...he was perhaps a mite late.
    • 24 Hart comes a long way for a deep cross....just gets a hand on it. Hardly confidence inspiring.
    • 23 Fabrice Pancrate does well to get to the by-line down the right...Garrido just avoids bringing him down with a stray boot...Dunne puts the low cross behind for a corner.
    • 22 Dunne and Kezman have a bit of a to-do. Kezman looks to be the one who wants to keep up the aggro as the referee steps in...plenty chat there. Good to see.
    • 21 Sturridge lifts a fine ball down the line for Jo...who is penalised for a trip on Gregory Bourillon, who went down like a girl.
    • 20 Throw for PSG, deep in the City half...hurled into the middle...cleared by a Dunne-Garrido combination.
    • 19 Elano hasn't featured much in recent weeks; he needs to be a bit less wasteful in possession if he is going to impress Mark Hughes tonight.
    • 17 No doubt City have made the better start here; they just need to be a little more careful with the ball in the final third.
    • 16 NICE SKILLS! Sturridge skills his way around a couple of tackles on the edge of the box, but just can't get his shot away.
    • 15 Jo has had a decent start; a few nice touches. He is very good at holding the ball up, no doubts about that. Three goals isn't a great return, though.
    • 14 The offside flag spares Vassell's blushes when the striker rolls a shot past the far post after being played in.
    • 12 Zabaleta plays a nice ball down the line for Jo, but the striker can't turn the ball back to Vassell.
    • 11 The PSG fans are a lively bunch; there is barely any segregation between the fans down in the corner and the police are having to be on alert. Hope there is no trouble.
    • 10 Some nice crisp passing from City in midfield, although PSG are getting plenty of men back...
    • 9 Good patient football from City in midfield.
    • 8 SHOT! Ireland slams a left-foot effort a few yards wide after latching on to a knock-down on the edge of the box.
    • 7 Jo is up front on his own; Sturridge is coming from more of a left-midfield position, with Vassell on the opposite flank.
    • 6 Garrido nods a cross from the right behind him for a throw, deep in the City half...good open start to the match.
    • 5 CHANCE! Elano plays through Sturridge...down the left channel, in plenty of space...the touch is a little heavy as he approaches the box...and the keeper smothers his effort before he can get his shot away!
    • 4 Vassell pings a decent cross over from the left after using his pace to get to the by-line...just a little deep for Jo.
    • 3 City start by knocking the ball about in midfield, without any great purpose. They soon give the ball away.
    • 2 The COMS isn't full by any stretch...PSG have brought a few over though, and there is a decent atmosphere.
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Jo partners Daniel Sturridge up front while Pablo Zabaleta, Elano and Tal Ben Haim all return to the team.
    • - Mark Hughes has decided not to risk Robinho, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Micah Richards after they all picked up knocks in the defeat by Manchester United on Sunday.
    • - Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has rung the changes, with qualification for the last 32 already assured.
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of Manchester City's home clash against French giants PSG.

  • Team Stats

    Manchester City Stats Paris-SG
    61% Possession 38%
    12 Shots 11
    3 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 1
    3 Corners 3
    16 Fouls 11
    4 Offsides 11
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 24
    492 Accurate passes 285
    59 Bad passes 56

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Manchester City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Joe Hart 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0
      26 Tal Ben Haim 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 46 2 1
      33 Vincent Kompany 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 92 12 3
      15 Javier Garrido 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 57 12 3
      5 Pablo Zabaleta 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 36 0 2
      22 Richard Dunne 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 54 6 1
      7 Stephen Ireland 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 73 4 2
      11 Blumer Elano 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 3 1
      12 Darius Vassell 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 29 4 1
      14 João Alves de Assis Silva 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 3 0
      28 Daniel Sturridge 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 22 5 1
      24 Ched Evans 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0
      21 Dietmar Hamann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2 1
      20 Felipe Caicedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 Leandro Gláuber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Kasper Schmeichel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Shaleum Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Benjamin Mwaruwari 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3 0
    • Paris-SG
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Mickael Landreau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0
      6 Gregory Bourillon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 1 0
      3 Mamadou Sakho 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 10 7
      13 Sammy Traore 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 21 1 7
      15 Zoumana Camara 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 1
      4 Claude Makelele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3 2
      23 Jérémy Clement 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 45 6 3
      25 Jerome Rothen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 16 2
      8 Peguy Luyindula 0 3 2 0 3 8 0 17 3 1
      14 Mateja Kezman 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 11 2 0
      12 Fabrice Pancrate 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 11 0 0
      9 Guillaume Hoarau 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
      30 Apoula Edima Bete Edel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Ludovic Giuly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      26 Granddi Ngoyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Marcos Albuquerque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Sylvain Armand 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 22 10 1
      17 Larrys Mabiala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 84 CHANCE! Zoumana Camara fails to get a touch on a free-kick, lofted to the back post...he was in a superb position there, all it needed was a glancing header and Hart was beaten.
    • 72 CHANCE! Peguy Luyindula skips away from Garrido's challenge, pulls the ball back to the near post from the by-line...substitute Hoarau can't direct his flick goalwards.
    • 67 Garrido....with his left foot...dummy...Kompany thumps a drive high over the bar...about the worst free-kick you are likely to see in professional football.
    • 62 SAVE! Hart looks to be a bit slow off his line as Peguy Luyindula sprints through...but the keeper saves the striker's low effort with his legs.
    • 61 GETTING CLOSER! Sturridge brilliantly works himself some space on the edge of the box...but just scuffs his low effort a yard wide.
    • 60 ALMOST! Garrido's decent cross from the left is nodded back to Ireland...he quickly finds Sturridge, but the youngster's effort is blocked.
    • 59 Vassell! Dreadful! Ireland conducts the move...finds Benjani in the box...he picks out Vassell on the edge of the area...but he shafts his effort 15 yards over the bar! Simply woeful. A bit of an embarrassment.
    • 57 Peguy Luyindula is afforded too much time on the edge of the box after nice play down the left...but his firm drive is straight at Hart.
    • 44 GREAT BLOCK! Peguy Luyindula superbly gets around his man down the right...he cuts the ball back...but Ben Haim makes a superb block on the effort on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 5 CHANCE! Elano plays through Sturridge...down the left channel, in plenty of space...the touch is a little heavy as he approaches the box...and the keeper smothers his effort before he can get his shot away!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Mark Hughes

    Captain: Richard Dunne

    Starting line-up

    • J. Hart
    • P. Zabaleta
    • T. Ben Haim
    • R. Dunne
    • J. Garrido
    • V. Kompany
    • D. Vassell Substitution Out (75′)
    • S. Ireland
    • B. Elano Substitution Out (49′)
    • D. Sturridge
    • .. Jo Substitution Out (64′)

    Subs

    • D. Hamann Substitution In75′
    • -. Glauber
    • M. Benjani Substitution In49′
    • K. Schmeichel
    • F. Caicedo
    • C. Evans Substitution In63′
    • S. Logan

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Paris-SG

    Manager: Paul Le Guen

    Captain: Jérome Rothen

    Starting line-up

    • M. Landreau
    • S. Traoré
    • G. Bourillon
    • Z. Camara
    • M. Sakho
    • C. Makelele Substitution Out (60′)
    • J. Clément
    • F. Pancrate Substitution Out (68′)
    • J. Rothen
    • M. Kezman Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • P. Luyindula

    Subs

    • L. Giuly Substitution In68′
    • S. Armand Substitution In60′
    • G. Hoarau Substitution In68′
    • .. Mabiala
    • C. Ceara
    • G. Ngoyi
    • A. Edel

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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