Atalanta 1-1 Manchester City: 3 talking points | Champions League 2019/20

#2 Red card, penalty miss and a whole lot of drama

Atalanta v Manchester City: Group C - UEFA Champions League

A game that began in ever-so-dull fashion sparked into life after 40 minutes. Gabriel Jesus was in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, sending his spot-kick well wide of the target when presented with the opportunity to put the game to bed.

City were then dealt a second blow when star goalkeeper Ederson had to be withdrawn at half-time due to injury. That clearly sparked Atalanta into action as the Italian side equalised soon after the restart through Mario Pasalic.

To rub salt into City's wounds, Claudio Bravo, who had replaced Ederson at half-time, was then shown a red after bringing down a goal-bound Josip Ilicic.

This meant Kyle Walker had to fill in between the sticks for the final 10 minutes of the game. Walker was tested almost immediately from a free-kick but managed to keep the ball out, albeit in unconvincing fashion.

Much to City's relief, Atalanta failed to register any meaningful attacks during the time Walker was in goal and had to remain content with a point.