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By Simon StoneBBC Sport at Etihad Stadium
Last updated on 5 minutes ago.From the section European Football
Manchester City - for whom Erling Haaland scored - will play the second leg of their last-16 tie at home after winning their groupErling Haaland obliterated a Champions League goalscoring record at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City fought back from two goals down to complete a thrilling victory against RB Leipzig.
The Norway forward is the quickest player ever to score 40 goals in the competition - reaching the milestone in just 35 matches, 10 fewer than Ruud van Nistelrooy, the previous record holder.
His goal also sparked a comeback win that ensured City, already through to the last 16, secured top spot in Group G with a game to spare.
For an uncomfortable 40 minutes, it looked as though their proud 28-match unbeaten home European record was about to come to an end.
But the second-half introductions of Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku transformed City.
Within seconds, Alvarez had sent Haaland through to half the deficit - and with Doku's running unbalancing the Leipzig defence, Phil Foden took advantage of the space he found after collecting Josko Gvardiol's inside pass to level.
Three minutes from time, Alvarez completed the fightback, steadying himself eight yards out before delivering a precise finish to the corner after Foden had provided the cross.
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The defeat was tough on Belgian forward Lois Openda, who cost Leipzig a club record fee when he signed from Lens in July - one that could reach 45m euros (£38.95m).
And he showed his quality with an excellent first-half double that had raised hopes of a shock win for the visitors on the ground where they lost 7-0 in last season's knockout phase.
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Manchester City
Squad number18Player nameOrtega- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number2Player nameWalker- Squad number24Player nameGvardiol
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
- Squad number82Player nameLewis
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
- Squad number6Player nameAké
- Squad number11Player nameDoku
- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
- Squad number21Player nameGómez
RB Leipzig
Squad number21Player nameBlaswich
Squad number8Player nameHaidara
Squad number2Player nameSimakan
Squad number16Player nameKlostermann
Squad number23Player nameLukeba
Squad number22Player nameRaum
Squad number10Player nameForsberg
Squad number13Player nameSeiwald
Squad number24Player nameSchlager
Squad number20Player nameSimons
Squad number17Player nameOpenda
Squad number9Player namePoulsen
Squad number14Player nameBaumgartner
Squad number18Player nameFábio Carvalho
Squad number30Player nameSesko
Squad number44Player nameKampl
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 18Ortega
- 3Rúben DiasBooked at 21minsSubstituted forAkéat 45'minutes
- 2WalkerSubstituted forÁlvarezat 54'minutes
- 24GvardiolSubstituted forGómezat 90+3'minutes
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 25Akanji
- 16Rodri
- 82Lewis
- 47Foden
- 9Haaland
- 10GrealishSubstituted forDokuat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Phillips
- 5Stones
- 6Aké
- 11Doku
- 19Álvarez
- 21Gómez
- 31Ederson
- 33Carson
- 52Bobb
RB Leipzig
Formation 5-4-1
- 21Blaswich
- 8HaidaraSubstituted forCarvalhoat 74'minutes
- 2Simakan
- 16Klostermann
- 23Lukeba
- 22Raum
- 10ForsbergSubstituted forBaumgartnerat 60'minutes
- 13Seiwald
- 24SchlagerSubstituted forKamplat 88'minutes
- 20SimonsSubstituted forPoulsenat 75'minutes
- 17OpendaSubstituted forSeskoat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Gulácsi
- 3Lenz
- 9Poulsen
- 14Baumgartner
- 18Carvalho
- 30Sesko
- 39Henrichs
- 44Kampl
Referee:Glenn Nyberg
Attendance:51,402
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Josko Gvardiol.
Offside, Manchester City. Stefan Ortega tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xaver Schlager.
Goal! Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 2. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohamed Simakan.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohamed Simakan.
Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann tries a through ball, but Fábio Carvalho is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Xavi Simons because of an injury.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Amadou Haidara.
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