Man City vs FC Copenhagen LIVE: Champions League result, final score & reaction as Haaland nets twice in rout
Manchester City 5-0 FC Copenhagen: City cruise to a third straight win in the Champions League
Erling Haaland took his goal tally to an incredible 19 in all competitions this season with another double in Manchester City’s 5-0 demolition of FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.
Haaland wasted no time in getting City going with yet another strike in his remarkable campaign, sweeping home an early opener, before putting the game beyond the Danish side inside 32 minutes.
City kept coming and added a third six minutes before the break as David Khocholava put through his own net, with Haaland lurking just behind in the hunt for his second treble in four days.
There was to be no hat-trick for Haaland as he was withdrawn at half- time, but the goals kept coming as Riyad Mahrez slotted home a penalty before Julian Alvarez finished things off with a late fifth. The most comfortable of victories ensured City have taken a maximum nine points in the group and need two more to be sure of a spot in knockout stages. Copenhagen are bottom on one point from three games.
Relive the action from the Champions League group stages as Manchester City thump FC Copenhagen:
RB Leipzig 2-1 Celtic
72 mins: The home side have been the dominant force in the second half, ever since Celtic managed to net their equaliser. They just seem to have more energy and more belief at the minute.
Ange Postecoglou is going to make a couple of changes of his own.
RB Leipzig 2-1 Celtic
69 mins: Kevin Kampl and Timo Werner make way as RB Leipzig make a couple of changes. Emil Forsberg and Amadou Haidara come on to replace them.
Just over 20 minutes to play. Can Celtic can back in this one? RB Leipzig are controlling the game at present.
GOAL! RB Leipzig 2-1 Celtic (Andre Silva, 64’)⚽️
64 mins: They’re back in front! What a crazy game.
Joe Hart won’t want to watch this back. Leipzig keep men high up the pitch as the ball come back to the Celtic goalkeeper. He tries to play out from the back but passes it straight to Dominik Szoboszlai who’s just had a goal disallowed.
He gives it to Andre Silva in the penalty area and he guides it past Hart’s right hand to score off the inside of the post!
NO GOAL! RB Leipzig 1-1 Celtic
63 mins: The goal is ruled out! VAR gets involved and says that Andre Silva was blocking Joe Hart’s view and the officials have chalked off Dominik Szoboszlai’s goal!
That’s so unlucky for the home team!
GOAL! RB Leipzig 2-1 Celtic (Szoboszlai, 61’)⚽️
61 mins: Leipzig go in front again! The last five minutes have absolutely belonged to RB Leipzig who earn their reward thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai.
He brings the ball to the tip of the ‘D’ then cuts back inside of Oliver Abildgaard before smoking a shot into the far bottom corner. Andre Silva ducks underneath the shot and Joe Hart leaps to his left but there’s no way he’s getting there!
What a strike.
RB Leipzig 1-1 Celtic
57 mins: Off the post! Lovely play from Leipzig to burst through Celtic’s defence with some excellent one-touch passing.
Timo Werner starts the move with a pass into Dominik Szoboszai. He gives it to Christopher Nkunku who returns the pass as Szoboszlai heads into the box.
He shoots and gets the effort past Joe Hart only to be denied by the upright!
RB Leipzig 1-1 Celtic
54 mins: Matt O’Riley twists in midfield and tries to find a way around Kevin Kampl who takes him out and picks up a yellow card. This is good from the visitors who look composed on the ball.
That equaliser seems to have given Celtic a new burst of confidence. Reo Hatate flicks an aerial pass over the top and sends Daizen Maeda chasing after it.
He gets to the bouncing ball but can’t control it before it rolls out of play.
RB Leipzig 1-1 Celtic
51 mins: The game is very much alive once again. It’s been an open affair throughout these 50 minutes and either side can take this win.
There will be a winner, this match has the feel of being decided by some late drama. Lots of time to go until then of course.
GOAL! RB Leipzig 1-1 Celtic(Jota, 47’)⚽️
47 mins: Oh yes they can!
Reo Hatate recovers the ball in midfield and slides a great through ball up to Kyogo Furuhashi who carries it in behind the defence and into the penalty area.
Jota arrives on the left side of the box and receives the squared pass before calmly guiding it across Janis Blaswich and earning Celtic an equaliser!
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