Manchester City and Juventus are playing out a goalless draw in their Champions League Group D clash at the Etihad Stadium.
The hosts were quickest off the starting blocks as Yaya Toure released the onrushing Raheem Sterling on the left of the box, but the ex-Liverpool winger fired straight at Gianluigi Buffon's feet.
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Juve, however, had the ball in the back of the net just before the quarter-hour mark when Paul Pogba nodded home Juan Cuadrado's cross, but the goal was disallowed as Alvaro Morata was judged to be offside in the middle.
Hernanes was next to threaten for the visitors, his ferocious free kick from around 35 yards out sailing just inches wide of the left post.
Man City weathered the storm successfully and soon enjoyed a bright spell of their own as David Silva and Sterling linked up well in the opposition's final third, with Fernandinho firing just over in the 23rd minute.
Aleksandar Kolarov then came close from a free kick that curled just beyond the post, before the Old Lady countered through Morata's drive into the box followed up by an imprecise shot which sailed wide.
The action continued to flow past the half-hour mark as Wilfried Bony sliced through the Juve defence with a good touch but, from a promising position, blasted his effort high and wide of target.
Ultimately neither side could break the deadlock by the half-time mark despite a myriad of chances from both teams.
Giuseppe Labellarte
