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.
FC Copenhagen vs Man City live score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Copenhagen | — | |
| Man City | — |
Lineups:
Copenhagen (formation, right to left): TBC
Man City (formation, right to left): TBC
FC Copenhagen vs Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary
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?
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— 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
FC Copenhagen have not played a competitive match since December and their domestic season restarts this weekend. The hosts will carry an attacking threat via Roony Bardghji and Diogo Goncalves, with Rasmus Hojlund‘s younger brother Oscar set to start in midfield.
Lukas Lerager misses out through suspension for the home side.
FC Copenhagen projected XI (4-3-3 right to left): Grabara (GK) — Ankersen, Vavro, Diks, Jelert — Hojlund, Falk, Goncalves — Elyounoussi, Claesson, Achouri.
FC Copenhagen subs (9): TBC
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 and Bernardo Silva set to come back into the starting XI.
Croatia duo Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic did not travel to Copenhagen.
Man City projected XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake — Lewis, Rodri — Silva, De Bruyne, Foden — Haaland.
Man City subs (9): TBC
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 | — | |
| 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+.