UCL MD4: Haaland winner as Manchester City edge RB Leipzig 3-2
Captain taps in Anderson's 78th-minute cross after Leipzig twice equalise. City 3-1 in the league phase, seventh.
Five goals, two comebacks, one tap-in
Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Wednesday, 4 November, at Red Bull Arena. Castello Lukeba scored an own goal in the 37th minute. Ridle Baku equalised in the 49th. Enzo Fernandez headed City in front again in the 58th from Iliman Ndiaye’s cross. Antonio Nusa made it 2-2 in the 61st from Christopher Nkunku’s pass. Erling Haaland, captain on the night, finished Elliot Anderson’s low cross in the 78th.
City’s official report and Sky Sports both list Haaland’s 13th goal in nine games against Leipzig. The win made City 3-1 in the league phase and seventh, inside the automatic round-of-16 places under Enzo Maresca.
Premier League table, next fixture unpublished
BBC and NBC tables on 6 November, after matchweek 9: Arsenal 24 points (8-0-1), Manchester City 21, Brighton 19, Chelsea 16, Liverpool 15, Brentford 14. Everton vs Coventry on Friday 6 November at 20:00 GMT is upcoming and has no score on this desk. Harry Wilson’s Fulham 2-1 Brentford from 2 November remains a prior result, not the current soccer lead.
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