Final Score: Manchester City 1 Borussia Dortmund 1

JOE HART was content to take a point as Manchester City had to rely on his heroics to grab a 1-1 home draw against Borussia Dortmund.

Hart produced a string of outstanding saves to frustrate the German champions until Marco Reus finally broke through, after swooping on a poor pass from Jack Rodwell, after 62 minutes.

City looked set for back-toback defeats to start their Champions League campaign until they were awarded a contentious late penalty, which Mario Balotelli converted.

“We’ve got to be happy with a point,’’ Hart said.

“I thought Borussia Dortmund were different class. It took a good defensive effort to keep it at one.

‘‘The pass was a bit short and they took the chance.

‘‘They were getting chances with four and back or even ten at back. They were always going to get chances. For them to be the seed four team shows what a group we’re in.”

City boss Roberto Mancini admitted Hart had saved his side from conceding a hatful of goals and questioned their desire to compete against Europe’s best.

‘‘I think that Joe saved us. He did very, very well,’’ he said.

‘‘Today we deserved to concede three or four goals. We didn’t play well.

‘‘We didn’t play well because Borussia Dortmund played better than us.

‘‘They probably at this moment are a better team than us. If we want to play in the Champions League we have to play better than tonight.

‘‘We have to run and fight. It’s not enough to just pass. Champions League is another situation - different from the championship.

‘‘We have to run and fight. It’s not enough to just have quality.’’