| Metric | Man City | Inter |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 21 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 2 |
| Corners | 9 | 3 |
| Fouls | 10 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 5 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 2 | 6 |
City struck first after 13 minutes when Mubama made it 1-0, giving the home side the better of the early highlights. Inter answered quickly, though, with Pavard leveling the match at 19 minutes, and that proved to be the last change to the score in normal time.
The second half was shaped more by changes than clear cutting finishing. City made five substitutions at the break, with Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol, Tijjani Reijnders, Mubama and Stephen Mfuni all withdrawn at 45 minutes. Inter's only card followed at 55 minutes when Stankovic went into the book.
From there, Inter rotated heavily after the hour, introducing Luis Henrique, Piotr Zielinski, Alessandro Bastoni, Mattia Mosconi, Davide Frattesi, Luka Topalovic and Ivan Provedel across a busy spell of substitutions. City responded with more fresh legs, including Claudio Echeverri, Mahamadou Sangare and Kaden Braithwaite later in the half.
The stats tell the story of a match that burst into life early and then settled, with no further goal in regulation before Inter edged the shootout.