Manchester City resume the defence of their Champions League crown when they travel to face FC Copenhagen in the Round of 16.
Pep Guardiola’s side ended their long wait for European glory with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in last season’s final and won all six of their group-stage games during the first half of the season to qualify as one of the seeds.
Copenhagen progressed from a devilishly hard group as runners-up behind Bayern Munich and at the expense of Galatasaray and Manchester United.
“I have been here with the [Spanish] national team against Denmark and it is so tough, the crowd are so close,” Guardiola said ahead of Tuesday’s match at Parken Stadium.
“I have huge respect. I said to the players this morning you have to prepare mentally and be ready to suffer. It will be a tight, tight game, 100 per cent, I feel it. And normally my guts don’t lie to me.”
The Sporting News is following the Copenhagen vs. Man City match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
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FC Copenhagen vs Man City live score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Copenhagen | 1 | Magnus Mattson ’33 |
| Man City | 1 | Kevin De Bruyne ’11 |
Lineups:
Copenhagen (4-3-3 right to left): 1. Kamil Grabara (GK) — 2. Kevin Diks, 26. Scott McKenna, 3. Denis Vavro, 19. Elias Jerlert — 8. Magnus Mattsson, 33. Rasmus Falk, 9. Diogo Goncalves — 30. Elias Achouri, 7. Viktor Claesson, 10. Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Man City (4-3-3, right to left): 31. Ederson (GK) — 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Dias, 5. John Stones, 6. Nathan Ake — 17. Kevin De Bruyne, 16. Rodri, 20. Bernardo Silva — 47. Phil Foden, 9. Erling Haaland, 10. Jack Grealish (11. Jeremy Doku).
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FC Copenhagen vs Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary
42nd minute: Doku tries to run Jerlert but the young full-back is more than equal to the task.
39th minute: Space for Mattsson at the back post but he can’t get the ball under control and skies over. That was a good chance for the home side. City yet to recover their fluency from before Grealish’s injury.
34th minute: GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Magnus Mattsson!!!
The hosts are level and it’s an absolute gift from Ederson. The City goalkeeper completely duffs a clearance and Elyounoussi looks set to score. Dias makes a fine block but it falls to debutant Mattsson, who rifles home a superb finish.
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Ederson will want that one back 🫣 pic.twitter.com/gdsgJ6CHnD
— CBS Sports Golazo
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Parken erupts as Rei Matteson equalises against Man City!
A costly mistake from Ederson in the process
#UCL pic.twitter.com/2mC4bNNubv
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 13, 2024
32nd minute: Better from Copenhagen, with Diks and Mattson involved in a cute little move inside the City box. Silva clears into touch.
31st minute: Grabara reads Silva’s audacious attempts at a chip from inside the box and holds on. The Copenhagen goalkeeper wouldn’t mind a minute or two to draw breath.
30th minute: The pressure from City is relentless again as Doku has an attempt blocked. Chaos in the box afterwards but Copenhagen survive.
29th minute: Doku crosses on the volley and Haaland looks to pull off a spectacular acrobatic finish. Not quite…
27th minute: Another injury worry for City as Foden receives some treatment. He’s continuing for now.
24th minute: Copenhagen have an actual attack and win an actual corner. It’s a smart in-swinging delivery that Dias heads clear at the near post.
23rd minute: Off the crossbar! Silva gets goalside of his compatriot Goncalves. His cross deflects against the bar. Grabara saves from Foden’s follow-up.
21st minute: Grealish is back on the pitch for now, but Jeremy Doku is stripped and ready on the touchline.
18th minute: Goncalves has a bit of a nibble at Grealish and the City winger goes down, signaling to the bench immediately. This doesn’t look great for the England man.
16th minute: Copenhagen continue to chase shadows. City have set high standards over recent seasons under Guardiola, but this really has been as good as it gets so far.
11th minute: GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Kevin De Bruyne!!!
It’s been on the cards and that’s a wonderful opener from Manchester City. Dias switches play to Foden on the right, who weights a perfect ball into the channel. Mattsson and McKenna appear to leave the midfield maestro for one another and he responds by drilling an unerring strike across Grabara and in.
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IT HAD TO BE KEVIN DE BRUYNE
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Kevin De Bruyne fires Man City ahead in Copenhagen
How about that switch from Rúben Dias?
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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 13, 2024
9th minute: De Bruyne clatters his strike into the top of the wall.
8th minute: Claesson telegraphs his intentions, flying in on Grealish, who dinks the ball over his man and takes the contact to win a free-kick on the edge of the box.
6th minute: More City possession. It’s getting harder for the Copenhagen fans to keep up this booing, fair play to them. Mattsson has had enough and commits an agricultural foul on Stones. City work the free-kick smartly, Silva crosses and Grabara makes a fine save from Dias’ header. It’s all the more impressive as he managed to push the rebound away from the on-rushing Ake.
3rd minute: Grealish sets it back to Ake, who clips a lovely cross in from the left. De Bruyne arrives in the box but fluffs his lines, barely making contact with the header. That was a better chance than the Belgium star made it look.
2nd minute: City settle into some early possession to a cacophony of boos. Walker launches a ball over the top for Haaland. There’s too much on it and the home fans collectively guffaw.
1st minute: Copenhagen get us underway. Rodri gets an early whack from Claesson and Ederson restarts at the edge of his own box.
5 mins before kickoff: The teams are in the tunnel. Parken Stadium is absolutely rocking. Here come the players into a wall of noise.
25 mins before kickoff: There’s a face that will be familiar to some Premier League fans in the Copenhagen team tonight. Scott McKenna joined the Danish giants on loan from Nottingham Forest last month and this is some setting for his debut. The treble winners are in town and the Copenhagen fans are making some racket.
An hour before kick-off, mind pic.twitter.com/3gqaDGepm4
— Sam Lee (@SamLee) February 13, 2024
40 mins before kickoff: It feels like a big night for Jack Grealish. The England winger was a mainstay of Guardiola’s treble-winning team last season but has fallen out of favour recently, restricted to just 16 minutes across City’s past four Premier League matches. Grealish’s capacity to cherish possession, carry the ball and control the tempo are all qualities his boss views as vital on occasions such as this, however, so it’s not a huge surprise to see him back in the fray.
1 hour before kickoff: The hosts kept us waiting but here’s the Copenhagen XI.
Start-11 mod Manchester City #fcklive #fckmci #ucl pic.twitter.com/0hlkbC1hKj
— F.C. København (@FCKobenhavn) February 13, 2024
1hr 10 mins before kickoff: The visiting team sheet is in and Jack Grealish is back in the City starting lineup. There are also returns for Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker after they rested up on the bench for the bulk of the Everton match.
Tonight’s squad in
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Doku, Alvarez, Akanji, Nunes, Bobb, Wright, Susoho, Lewis#ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/jE78xUkmHT
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 13, 2024
1hr 20 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team news will be along shortly. Erling Haaland feels certain to feature after returning to the scoresheet at the weekend. Following almost two months out with a foot injury, the Norway superstar’s match-winning brace against Everton were his first goals since November.
“If he doesn’t score tomorrow, the day after or next week, it’s not a big issue,” Guardiola said. “He’s so strong. It comes from nature. He’s coped perfectly because he’s so strong mentally. He scores one goal and wants a second and a third.
“You see his numbers at his age. In the Champions League not even [Lionel] Messi or Cristiano [Ronaldo] had these numbers at his age.”
1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: Guardiola has been fulsome in his praise of Copenhagen, who he expects to be refreshed rather than rusty after their prolonged winter break. Caution is usually the order of the day for the City boss in away knockout games. All of City’s games on the road en route to Istanbul in 2023 — at RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid — finish 1-1. However, if you look at where the return fixture nestles in City’s schedule, in between a home Manchester derby and a trip to Anfield in the Premier League, then it might be wise to take care of business here and now.
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Copenhagen vs. Manchester City in the Champions League last 16. Will the reigning champions make it seven wins out of seven in the competition this season or will their Danish opponents claim a second Mancunian scalp this term?
Denmark bound!
@Dsquared2 pic.twitter.com/AggIKgSY7M
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 13, 2024
FC Copenhagen vs Man City kick off time
This Champions League clash takes place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark and kicks off on Tuesday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Feb. 13 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Tue, Feb. 13 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Tue, Feb. 13 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| India | Wed, Feb. 14 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
FC Copenhagen vs Man City lineups, team news
Copenhagen have not played a competitive match since December and their domestic season restarts this weekend. Roony Bardghji and Rasmus Hojlund‘s younger brother Oscar start on the bench, with Diogo Gonvalves and Mohamed Elyounoussi primed to provide most of the creative attacking threat from kickoff.
Lukas Lerager misses out through suspension for the home side.
FC Copenhagen (4-3-3 right to left): Grabara (GK) — Diks, McKenna, Vavro, Jelert — Mattsson, Falk, Goncalves — Achouri, Claesson, Elyounoussi.
FC Copenhagen subs (9): Runnarsson (GK), Buur (GK), Sorensen, Larsson, Cornelius, Oskarsson, Ankersen, Meling, Clem, Hojlund, Roony, Froholdt.
Guardiola has Erling Haaland back up to full speed after scoring twice in their 2-0 Premier League win over Everton. Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva all come back into the starting XI.
Croatia duo Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic did not travel to Copenhagen.
Man City (4-3-3, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake — De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva — Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
Man City subs (9): Ortega (GK), Carson, Doku, Alvarez, Akanji, Nunes, Bobb, Wright, Susoho, Lewis.
FC Copenhagen vs Man City live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | CBS | Fubo, Paramount+, ViX |
| Canada | — |
DAZN |
| UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
| India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English) and ViX (Spanish) for subscribers, and when matches are televised on CBS or Univision channels, they can be streamed on Fubo.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: Matches are broadcast on TNT Sports and streamed on discovery+.
