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Without Haaland, 10-man Man City held 0-0 by FC Copenhagen

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Referee Artur Soares Dias gives a red card to Manchester City's Sergio Gomez, far left, during the group G, Champions League soccer match between FC Copenhagen and Manchester City, at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Oct. 11, 2022. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

The Manchester City juggernaut ground to a halt in the unlikeliest of places on Tuesday.

FC Copenhagen, a team languishing in the bottom half of the Danish league, became the first team to stop City from scoring this season as a Champions League group match overshadowed by early video-review decisions ended in a 0-0 draw.

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