Man City vs Borussia Dortmund LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Haaland scores brilliant goal
Erling Haaland scored against his old club as Man City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League
Erling Haaland struck a late winner against his former club as Manchester City came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.
The prolific Norwegian was kept quiet by his old team-mates for much of a cagey Champions League encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday but clinically volleyed in six minutes from time.
England international Jude Bellingham had given Dortmund a surprise lead after the break but City levelled with a stunning strike from John Stones 10 minutes from time.
Haaland, who scored a remarkable 86 goals in 89 appearances for Dortmund before leaving in the summer, then struck his 13th in nine for his new club having earlier hit the post. The victory gave City the outright lead in Group G ahead of back-to-back games against Copenhagen.
Relive all the action as Man City beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stages:
Stunning Erling Haaland goal gives Man City late win over former club Borussia Dortmund
Six minutes from the time, it appeared as though this first reunion between Borussia Dortmund and Erling Haaland might answer the question the whole of European football is currently asking. Maybe he can be stopped. Maybe he is human after all. Maybe all it takes to prevent him from scoring is a deep, intimate knowledge of his strengths and weaknesses developed over the course of two years seeing him train and play every day. Turns out, that’s not enough.
Eventually, this extraordinary run of scoring will stop. At some point, his goal record will come ever so slightly back down to earth. For now though, it is enough to say that Haaland’s 13th goal in eight games completed yet another Manchester City comeback to strengthen their position in Group G and bring passage to the Champions League knockout stages one step closer.
The finish itself was remarkable - his left foot stretched out like a kung-fu kick to connect with Joao Cancelo’s cross from deep - and knock the ball past Dortmund goalkeeper Alexander Meyer from an acute angle. Until that point, the chances of him punishing his former club had appeared unlikely. He had barely had a clear sight of goal all night. Yet if he proved anything during those formative seasons in the Bundesliga, it is that he only needs one.
Stunning Erling Haaland goal gives Man City win over former club Borussia Dortmund
Man City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Haaland’s acrobatics gave City victory after a John Stones rocket had cancelled out Jude Bellingham’s opener
FT Man City 2-1 Dortmund
Erling Haaland’s winner.
Full-time: Man City 2-1 Dortmund
90+3 mins: There’s the whistle! City take all three points in a tough and tricky match against Borussia Dortmund. They’ve found a way to win and now move to the top of Group G.
Man City 2-1 Dortmund
90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Can Dortmund get an equaliser?
Man City 2-1 Dortmund
87 mins: What a turnaround this is? Man City were one-nil down with 79 minutes gone in the match. Now they’re two-one up with three minutes of the 90 to play.
First a rocket from John Stones then a special volley from Erling Haaland. City have done it again.
GOAL! Man City 2-1 Dortmund (Haaland, 84’)⚽️
84 mins: It just had to be, didn’t it?
Joao Cancelo has the ball on the left side of the pitch and delivers a right-footed cross into the six-yard area with the outside of his foot.
Erling Haaland sprints in between two defenders and leaps to the ball. He has to stretch out his left leg to get there but manages to volley it past Alexander Meyer and put City in front.
Man City 1-1 Dortmund
83 mins: The City supporters are encouraging their team on now. There’s less than 10 minutes to go in the match and the home side have Dortmund pinned in their own half.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Dortmund (Stones, 80’)⚽️
80 mins: Jaw dropping from John Stones. He pushes up the pitch and brings the ball in from the right side. He gets to the front edge of the box and just goes for it.
His strikes is powerful and flat, heading just underneath the crossbar. Alexander Meyer seemingly pulls away from the ball as it sails past him and lands in the back of the net!
City are back in it.
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