| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half-time. Manchester City 0-0 Inter. So far, Inter has performed well, especially on the counter-attack, and has caused City some problems. |
| 45' | One minute of added time. |
| 45' | A Nerazzurri counter-attack sees Taremi set up Carlos Augusto on the left, who's effort is saved by Ederson's foot. |
| 42' | Grealish passes to De Bruyne, who shoots from the left, but Calhanoglu slides in to block the attempt. |
| 40' | Thuram attempts a side-footed shot from outside the area, but the effort is wide. |
| 26' | Bernardo Silva plays a deep ball from the left to De Bruyne, who takes it early, but it goes wide of the far post. |
| 26' | Darmian tries a stunning long-range shot from 30 yards with the goal at his mercy, but it's headed away from the 6-yard box. |
| 20' | Calhanoglu takes a powerful shot from the edge of the area, but it's deflected out for a corner. |
| 19' | Haaland heads the ball but it's too central and Sommer makes an easy catch. |
| 15' | A Nerazzurri counter-attack initiated by Bisseck who passes to Taremi, who then sets up Thuram for the shot. However, the attempt is not the best and goes wide. |
| 7' | Savinho drives down the right and delivers a cross, but it’s deflected and gathered by Sommer. |
| 5' | The Nerazzurri’s first shot on target comes from an outside-of-the-box, diagonal effort by Thuram, which ends up in the hands of the Citizens' goalkeeper. |
| 1' | All set: Manchester City vs Inter kicks off, marking the start of the Champions League 2024/25 for the Nerazzurri! FORZA RAGAZZI, FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian, 23 Barella, 20 Calhanoglu, 7 Zielinski, 30 Carlos Augusto; 9 Thuram, 99 Taremi. |
| 1' | MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): 31 Ederson; 82 Lewis, 3 Dias, 25 Akanji, 24 Gvardiol; 16 Rodri; 26 Savinho, 20 B. Silva, 17 De Bruyne, 10 Grealish; 9 Haaland. |
| 1' | Inter take the field at 21:00 CEST at the City of Manchester Stadium for the opening match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, facing Manchester City. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Final whistle. Manchester City and Inter finish 0-0 in their opening match of the Champions League 2024/25. |
| 45' | Four minutes added time. |
| 43' | Gundogan heads straight at Sommer from a good position. |
| 41' | City is increasing the tempo in these final minutes, with Foden taking a shot from the edge of the area. The effort ends up comfortably in Sommer's hands. |
| 39' | Lautaro, well-served by Barella, tries a shot from the edge of the area, but it’s too central and easily saved. |
| 37' | Frattesi (Calhanoglu) |
| 35' | Doku (Bernardo Silva) |
| 34' | Gvardiol shoots from the edge of the area, but Sommer again punches it away to clear the danger. |
| 30' | Dumfries drives down the right and crosses to Mkhitaryan, who shoots high, wasting a great chance for the Nerazzurri. |
| 29' | Dumfries (Darmian) |
| 29' | Pavard (Bisseck) |
| 25' | A team move from City ends with Foden shooting with his right foot from close range, but Sommer is sharp and denies the threat. |
| 20' | Mkhitaryan (Zielinski) |
| 20' | Lautaro (Thuram) |
| 6' | Another counter-attack from the Nerazzurri, with Taremi setting up Darmian on the right. However, Darmian, from a good position, tries to backheel the ball to a teammate. |
| 3' | Snap shot from Foden, but the ball sails over the bar. |
| 1' | Gundogan (De Bruyne) |
| 1' | Foden (Savinho) |
| 1' | The second half is underway |