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:
A landmark for Guardiola
Pep Guardiola takes charge of his 150th Champions League game tonight, becoming the fifth manager to reach the milestone in the competition.
He’s won 94 of his 149 so far, with only Alex Ferguson (102) and Carlo Ancelotti (99) ever winning more.
Jude Bellingham ‘not really sure’ how Borussia Dortmund stop Erling Haaland
Jude Bellingham admits he is not sure how Borussia Dortmund can stop their former star Erling Haaland.
The German side come up against the prolific Norwegian striker as they face his new club Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Haaland scored a remarkable 86 goals in just 89 appearances for Dortmund before joining the Premier League champions in a £51million deal over the summer.
Jude Bellingham ‘not really sure’ how Borussia Dortmund stop Erling Haaland
The Norwegian scored 86 goals in 89 Dortmund appearances before starting with 12 in eight for Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola confident football will ‘find a way’ through fixture pile-up
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not concerned about the prospect of a fixture pile-up later in the season.
The Premier League champions’ clash with Tottenham last weekend was postponed following the death of the Queen and there is also a possibility their trip to Arsenal on 19 October will be moved.
That is because the Gunners could reschedule their postponed Europa League tie against PSV Eindhoven for that midweek.
With the World Cup due to interrupt the season for six weeks from mid-November, it seems unlikely these City games could be played before the new year.
That could create a backlog in the second half of the campaign but Guardiola is not worrying about it now.
Pep Guardiola confident football will ‘find a way’ through fixture pile-up
Man City: Pep Guardiola confident football will ‘find a way’ through fixture pile-up
Man City vs Dortmund
There’ll be reaction from Warsaw, and Celtic’s draw with Shakhtar, to come but the focus flies over to Manchester where Pep Guardiola’s Man City are hosting Borussia Dortmund.
Who will top Group G at the end of this game?
Full-time: Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
90+6 mins: It is a draw! The points are shared in Poland and despite their dominance throughout the game Celtic have to settle for one point instead of three.
They’re up and running in the Champions League group stages though and still have two home games to play. The knockout stages are still within reach.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
90+3 mins: There were five minutes of stoppage time to play but that looks set to be increased after a minor injury to Stepanenko. If Celtic only take a point from this game they’ll feel mightily disappointed.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
90 mins: Five minutes of added time to play. That’s more than enough time for someone to score a winning goal. Are we in for some late drama?
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
87 mins: Close! An aerial pass comes over to Josip Juranovic on the right wing and he bombs forward into space before curling a lovely pass over to the other side of the box.
Daizen Maeda lunges at the ball, gets there, but puts his effort wide of the near post!
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
84 mins: Chance! That was the moment for Celtic.
Jota blazes the ball into the box from the left wing and picks out Giakoumakis. The forward takes a touch to set himself then drills his effort mere inches wide of the left-hand post!
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