Haaland winner at 78 minutes gives Man City 3-2 win at Leipzig
Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3-2 at the Red Bull Arena in matchday four of the Champions League league phase. The visitors had more control and the better chances, and Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal in the 78th minute.
The opener arrived in the 37th minute, an own goal from Castello Junior Lukeba, and City led 1-0 at the break. Leipzig levelled in the 49th minute through Ridle Baku, set up by Brajan Gruda.
Enzo Fernandez restored City's lead in the 58th minute, assisted by Iliman Ndiaye. Three minutes later, Antonio Nusa made it 2-2 from a Christopher Nkunku assist. In the 78th minute, Haaland finished a move created by Elliot Anderson to make it 3-2.
The numbers favour City: 64% possession to 36% and an xG of 2.26 against 0.84. Leipzig had more shots (14 to 12) and six on target to five, but committed 20 fouls to City's seven and picked up four bookings to two. Marco Guida refereed and there were no red cards.
Goals
- 37' Castello Junior Lukeba (own goal)
- 49' Ridle Baku RB Leipzig
- 58' Enzo Fernández Man City
- 61' Antonio Nusa RB Leipzig
- 78' Erling Haaland Man City
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview pointed to a 1-2 win for City, with Haaland as a key figure. The game ended 2-3 and Haaland scored the winner, though Leipzig found one more goal than we expected.
Before this game, Leipzig were 28th on 3 points and City 12th on 6. With the result, City move to 9 points and Leipzig stay on 3.
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