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Hart and Balotelli save City against Dortmund
Manchester City FC were left indebted to Joe Hart's heroics and the 90th-minute Mario Balotelli penalty that earned a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund.
Defeated by Cristiano Ronaldo's goal for Real Madrid CF in the final minute a fortnight ago, City required a similarly tardy intervention on home soil in order to get off the mark in Group D. Substitute Balotelli provided the finishing touch from the spot after a Neven Subotić handball, cancelling out Marco Reus's opener for Dortmund just after the hour. The German champions' performance warranted more.
Match in 5
- Late Balotelli goal rescues Manchester City
- Striker converts from penalty spot after Subotić handball
- Dortmund led through Reus strike
- Superb Hart prevents visitors doubling lead
- Ajax trip next for City, Dortmund host Real Madrid
Reaction
Borussia Dortmund played better than us. If we want to play at the top level in the Champions League, we need more than [we showed] tonight.
Roberto Mancini, Manchester City manager
If you have a look in the dressing room, you will only see disappointed faces. We proved that we can compete at this level. Real Madrid will be a different match, but we will be confident.
Marco Reus, Dortmund midfielder
Lineups
 | Man. City |  | Dortmund |
| 1 | Hart (GK) | 1 | Weidenfeller (GK) (C) |
| 4 | Kompany (C) 28 | 4 | Subotić |
| 5 | Zabaleta | 6 | Bender |
| 8 | Nasri 57 | 8 | Gündoğan82 |
| 10 | Džeko | 9 | Lewandowski |
| 14 | Javi García34 | 10 | Götze88 |
| 16 | Agüero | 11 | Reus 6190+3 |
| 21 | Silva | 15 | Hummels74 |
| 22 | Clichy81 | 16 | Błaszczykowski58 |
| 33 | Nastasić | 26 | Piszczek |
| 42 | Y. Touré85 | 29 | Schmelzer |
Substitutes | |||
| 30 | Pantilimon (GK) | 20 | Langerak (GK) |
| 6 | Lescott | 5 | Kehl88 |
| 7 | Milner | 7 | Leitner |
| 13 | Kolarov57 | 19 | Grosskreutz82 |
| 17 | Rodwell34 | 23 | Schieber |
| 32 | Tévez | 27 | Felipe Santana74 |
| 45 | Balotelli81 90 | 44 | Perišić |
Coaches | |||
| Roberto Mancini (ITA) | Jürgen Klopp (GER) | ||
Referee | |||
| Pavel Kralovec (CZE) | |||
Standings
Group D
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Dortmund | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Man. City | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Ajax | 2 | 0 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 90+3Reus (Dortmund) is shown a yellow card.
- 90Balotelli (Man. City) scores from the penalty spot.
Mario Balotelli sends Roman Weidenfeller the wrong way from the spot to level the match at the City of Manchester Stadium. Great penalty. - 88Kehl (in) - Götze (out) (Dortmund)
- 85Y. Touré (Man. City) is shown a yellow card.
Pavel Kralovec brings an end to a thrilling match at the City of Manchester Stadium. A goal from Marco Reus looked to have given Dortmund a memorable away win, but Mario Balotelli's late penalty ensures that the spoils are shared. Roberto Mancini has Joe Hart to thank for keeping the hosts in the contest in the second half.