Europa League: Group stage matchday two

Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini had spoken highly of tonight's opponents so it will be interesting to see how his current charges get on against one of Europe's legendary teams Photograph: Robin Parker/EPA Mancini was correct with his admiration as Juve start the brightest of the two teams and just 10 minutes in take the lead courtesy of a screamer from Vincenzo Iaquinta. He cuts in from the left and unleashes a rocket which flies towards the City goal and though it takes a nick off of Kolo Toure's head, Joe Hart should have done better Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images The quality of his celebration matches that of his strike Photograph: Robin Parker/EPA It takes half an hour for City to wake up and put together a decent chance and just five minutes later they get the equaliser. Yaya Touré charges forward and then releases a slick pass through the middle of the Juve defence which Adam Johnson, who's darting in from the right, runs on to. His first touch takes out Manninger in the Juve goal which leaves him the easy task of slotting the ball into an empty net. A great goal Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters Despite getting into the game with Johnson's goal, City are finding it hard to get going and create anything else of note in the first half. Kolo and Yaya Touré conspire to rob Alessandro Del Piero Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters Tevez is being his usual industrious self, here his tricky close control leads Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to collide with each other ... Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images ...and here he gets up close and personal with Zdenek Grygera Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters City manage to fashion a few more chances in the second half but their forward line are having trouble converting them. Here Emmanuel Adebayor manages to head over the bar from close range ... Photograph: Robin Parker/EPA .. .and then the City forward gets ahead of Paulo De Ceglie but isn't able to divert the cross goalwards. His ineffectual display meant he was substituted after 74 minutes Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Five minutes to go and it looks like it's heading to a 1-1 draw, but Juve legend Del Piero has other ideas when they get a free kick 25 yards out after Barry bundles over Iaquinta. He gives the ball an almighty thwack ... Photograph: ROBIN PARKER/EPA ... the ball flies over the wall, beats Joe Hart all hands down, thumps against the bar before bouncing down on to the line and away. A lucky escape for the home side Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images A relieved Mancini hugs his opposite number Luigi Del Neri after the whistle goes, both managers will probably be relatively happy with the result – especially Mancini as City weren't particularly incisive tonight and the result means they are still above Juve, in second place with four points Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA There are 23,662 fans in the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht for the visit of Liverpool who are playing their 300th European tie. It's also Utrecht's first match against English opposition. Liverpool have a good record against Dutch teams having won eight and only lost once – and that was back in 1966 against Cruyff's Ajax Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images The opening stages of the match are cagey with both sides creating a number of half chances but neither team converting them. Here, Tim Cornelisse tussles with Liverpool's Martin Skrtel Photograph: Toussaint Kluiters/EPA Just after the half-hour mark Fernando Torres shows a glipse of what he can do when he curls a magnificant effort but it falls just wide of the post Photograph: Jerry Lampen/Reuters A let off for Liverpool as goalkeeper José Manuel Reina comes out and flaps at the ball, thankfully all that flapping was enough to put off Jan Wuytens whose header misses the target Photograph: Toussaint Kluiters/EPA Alje Schut, second left, and Jacob Mulenga rise high above the Liverpool defenders Martin Skrtel, left and Martin Kelly Photograph: Bas Czerwinski/AP Don't worry Roy there's not long to go Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images With just seven minutes remaining Jacob Mulenga almost wins it for Utrecht when he nips between a static Jamie Carragher and Martin Kelly and steers the ball goalwards. Unfortunately for the home side the ball goes the wrong side of the far post Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters Former Utrecht player Dirk Kuyt, who scored 50 goals for the club, goes to applaud the Utrecht fans after the final whistle goes. Kuyt and his team-mates are lucky to be leaving with a point after their disappointing performance but they have done enough to stay on top of Group K Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images