Manchester City secured a hard-fought 3-2 away victory over German side RB Leipzig in the fourth round of the Champions League. After a relatively subdued first half, the contest burst into life after the break, with both teams producing an entertaining attacking display. The decisive goal arrived in the 78th minute, when Norwegian striker Erling Haaland finished off a precise pass from Elliot Anderson to seal all three points for the visitors.

Haaland had just 16 touches of the ball throughout the match, but his ruthless finishing instinct proved decisive. The Norwegian needed only one crucial opportunity to make the difference, underlining once again why he remains one of the most dangerous forwards in European football.

2026-27, Champions League

RB Leipzig - Man City 2:3 (0:1)
Goals: Lukeba, 37 (own goal) (0:1); Baku R., 49 (1:1); Fernandez E., 58 (1:2); Nusa, 61 (2:2); Håland E., 78 (2:3)

RB Leipzig: Vandevoordt; Orban W.; Lukeba; Banzuzi; Baku R. (Henrichs, 73); El Aynaoui (Seiwald N., 74); Raum D.; Gruda; Baumgartner (Nkunku, 57); Nusa (Reitz, 74); Rômulo (Gomis T., 67)
Substitution: Nkunku (from 57); Gomis T. (from 67); Henrichs (from 73); Seiwald N. (from 74); Reitz (from 74)
Bench: Nyland; Kone Ab.; Estève; Klostermann; Bakayoko J.; Maksimovic An.
Yellow Cards: Baumgartner 17; Baku R. 34; El Aynaoui 48; Raum D. 77

Man City: Donnarumma G.; Guehi; Khusanov; Anderson E. (Allan, 83); Fernandez E. (Kovacic M., 83); Matheus Nunes (Dias R., 79); Foden (Doku J., 64); Ndiaye Il. (Bouaddi, 83); Cherki; O'Reilly; Håland E.
Substitution: Doku J. (from 64); Dias R. (from 79); Kovacic M. (from 83); Bouaddi (from 83); Allan (from 83)
Bench: Bettinelli; Rulli; Aït-Nouri; Vitor Reis; Gvardiol; Lewis R.; Samba Floyd
Yellow Cards: Doku J. 88; Khusanov 94