Good afternoon and welcome to Manchester City’s Europa League last-32 match against Aris Thessaloniki at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium! Kick-off is scheduled for 5pm UK time.

Aris claim a deserved point against the richest club in the world, then, and this tie remains delicately-poised ahead of the return fixture in Manchester a week on Thursday. Thanks for joining out live coverage! You're just in time to head across to our live updates of

FULL TIME! Tevez dinks a short ball right to Richards, who lashes a wild effort high and wide of the goal from range. A frankly awful attempt, and the last act of the match.

Kolarov with a second chance to whip the ball in from the left... cleared easily

City with another corner on the left, and Balotelli is lucky to get away with a forearm to the throat of Lazaridis

Micah Richards hammers a header wide of the far post from a corner, and it looks like we're heading for a draw here - keeping Aris's 40-year unbeaten European record at home intact

Castillo is a name that will bring back some memories for Manchester City fans! Not least an 8-1 thumping from Middlesbrough - Castillo's last game in a City shirt...

Aris sub: Neto off, Nery Castillo on

Boateng plays forwarsd to Balotelli in the box, who brings the ball under control with his chest. He then slams an overhead kick well wide of the right post.

That's a change of formation for City then, with Silva moving more central. Aris drive the ball back stick from range, and Kolarov gets the ball clear with a fabulous diving header

City sub: Edin Dzeko off, Pablo Zabaletta on

Dzeko goes down in the box in a 50/50 with Toja, and the referee - rightly - waves play on

Yaya Toure fires a low shot on goal from 25 yards, which is deflected wide. The referee disagrees, however, and signals a goal kick. Not the first mistake Spain's Alberto Undiano Mallenco has made tonight

City with a throw wide right, and Aris are sitting deeper and deeper as we're into the final 10 minutes

Silva gives away another free kick, with a sloppy challenge on Michel. It's getting scrappy now, as both look to keep a clean sheet

Now there's an attacking substitution! Balotelli moves to the left wing, Silva right, with Tevez in the middle of the park, and Dzeko spearheading the attack

City sub: Shaun Wright-Phillips off, Mario Balotelli on

Yaya Toure checks Faty in the middle of the pitch, and Dzeko blocks the Aris man as he tries to take a quick free kick. Silly move from the striker, and his name goes into the book

Mario Balotelli is warming up on the sidelines, and appears to be getting ready to come on for City

Play is switched right to Shaun Wright-Phillips, who lays off to Tevez. Tevez holds off Prittas as he cuts inside, but he's penalised for a foul. Again, it's hard to see how that was a foul - the Aris man really making a meal of a nothingy challenge

City with the ball wide left, with Barry and Kolarov exchanging passes