Algerian Riyad Mahrez denied his Manchester City team the opportunity to beat host German side Borussia Dortmund 0-0 in a match that brought them together on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Mahrez took a penalty and tried to convert it himself in the 58th minute, but failed to translate it into the English team’s goal, as the Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kopel, the goalkeeper of Borussia Dortmund, brilliantly saved it, bringing the match to the end. without goals, in the fifth round of the group stage of the competition.
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Mahrez, 31, missed a penalty in his second successive Champions League game after missing another penalty against Danish club Copenhagen on the last matchday.
Manchester City have failed to convert 25 penalties into goals since the beginning of the Spanish manager Pep Guardiola era, according to the Opta Statistical Network.
No other Premier League side has conceded more penalties than City, especially since the 2016-2017 season.
Source: agencies