Norwegian striker Erling Haaland led English team Manchester City to a thrilling 3-2 victory over German hosts RB Leipzig on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena, in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City moved up to ninth place in the standings with 9 points from three wins and one loss, while RB Leipzig remained on 3 points after suffering their third defeat in the competition.
Decisive Goals
The English side opened the scoring in the 37th minute when French player Castello Lukeba accidentally turned Nico Orsini's cross into his own net, ending the first half with the visitors leading 1-0.
RB Leipzig equalized through Riedl Bakou in the 49th minute, but Argentine Enzo Fernandez restored Manchester City's lead in the 58th minute.
Norwegian Antonio Nusa scored the second equalizer just three minutes later with a powerful low shot in the 61st minute, but Haaland sealed the match for his team by scoring the third goal in the 78th minute.
Haaland's Historic Record
Haaland increased his tally to 62 goals in 61 Champions League appearances, continuing his exceptional scoring rate in the tournament, and took sole possession of the top scorer list for the current edition with 5 goals.
The Norwegian striker continued his brilliance against Leipzig, raising his personal tally against the German side to 13 goals.
Other Results
At the Fortuna Stadium in the Czech capital Prague, English Arsenal returned with a valuable victory from their host Slavia Prague, defeating them 2-1.
The London club moved up to 10 points, taking third place in the standings behind Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, while Slavia Prague remained on one point in 34th place.
Como's Crushing Win
In one of the round's biggest results, Italian Como achieved a crushing 9-1 victory over French hosts Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Como moved up to 9 points, taking fourth place in the standings, while Lens remained on 3 points in 33rd place.
The Italian team imposed their dominance from the first half, which they ended with a clean three-goal lead, thanks to Greek Anastasios Douvikas, who scored two goals in the 7th and 32nd minutes, and Argentine Nico Paz in the 40th minute.
Multiple Goals
In the second half, Como continued their goal festival, adding Frenchman Lucas Da Cunha's fourth goal in the 47th minute and German Mark Olivier Kemp's fifth in the 54th minute.
Douvikas returned to complete his personal hat-trick by scoring the sixth goal in the 57th minute, before Mattia Liberati added the seventh in the 62nd minute.
Ruben Aguilar scored Lens's only goal in the 65th minute, before Croatian Martin Paturina added Como's eighth in the 69th minute, and Matteo Oliviero Paccioli completed the nine-goal tally in the 90th minute.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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