FC Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City
Manchester City's perfect record in the UEFA Champions League came to an end after drawing 0-0 with FC Copenhagen on Tuesday evening.
Pep Guardiola opted to rest star striker Erling Haaland, who was named on the bench as Julian Alvarez got the nod alongside Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez.
The Citizens had the ball in the back of the net on 11 minutes as Rodri rifled the ball into the top corner with a superb finish, but the goal was ruled for a handball in the build following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check.
VAR then worked in Man City's favour in the 23rd minute after being awarded a penalty for handball, however Mahrez stepped up and saw his spot-kick saved by Kamil Grabara.
The VAR drama continued as City were reduced to ten men when Sergio Gomez was shown a red card for committing a foul as the last man on the edge of the box.
Despite being a man down, Pep Guardiola's charges dominated in the second half but they were unable to find a goal while Copenhagen did have a couple sights at goal which troubled Ederson as the encounter ended 0-0,
Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Juventus
Juventus' struggles in the Champions League continued after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday evening.
The Serie A giants claimed the spoils when the two sides met in Turin last, which was their first win of the group stage campaign.
However, Juventus fell behind after just seven minutes when Omer Atzili found the back of the net for his first league goal of the season.
Things got worse for Massimiliano Allegri's charges shortly before the halftime break, with Atzili doubling Maccabi's lead after being set up by Frentzdy Pierrot.
The Serie A outfit were unable to claw themselves back into the contest in the second half as they suffered their third defeat and are in danger of slipping into the Europa League.
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