Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, scores his side's 2nd goal during the group G Champions League soccer match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Man City vs Dortmund, Champions League Highlights: It just had to be Erling Haaland. Haaland’s acrobatic volley with the outside of his left foot completed Manchester City’s late comeback against Borussia Dortmund — the German club he left in the offseason — in a 2-1 win in the Champions League on Wednesday. Leading after 79 minutes and keeping City unusually quiet, Dortmund was finally undone by the unlikeliest of sources as John Stones — a center back playing out of position at right back — smashed a swerving shot high into the net from outside the area.
Haaland’s winner was even more spectacular. Joao Cancelo sent in a cross from the left with the outside of his right foot and Haaland leapt high to redirect the ball — at shoulder height — into the net. It was his 26th goal in 21 games in the Champions League and the Norway striker has now scored in six straight games for City in all competitions, and 13 in eight games in total. City has opened Group G with two straight wins in its latest bid for a first Champions League title.
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Peep Peep. That's it. The referee blows the full time whistle and City have come away with the win. Dortmund were the better team for most of the match but City were brilliant at the closing stretches.
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3 minutes added time as City still send waves after waves of attacks towards Dortmund. Phillips in now and Haaland goes off.
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Alvarez gets in and his strong shot is saved by Meyer. City looking for more and more.
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That's another one!!! Haalaaand!!!! He has one chance and he scores from that!!! Dortmund has been rocked!!! Outside of the boot by Cancelo and Haaland launches himself, gets a foot to it and that's in the back of the net!! Superhuman!!!
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What the hell just happened??? That's a goal!! That's a GOOOALLL!! John Stones lets one rip and that has gone in. Would you believe it????
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Modeste off and Schlotterbeck on for Dortmund. A centeback for a striker as Dortmund look to finish this one off.
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Just 15 minutes more to go as Dortmund look resolute at the back. Far cry from what we saw at Leipzig in the weekend. Man City looks to break them down but no dice thus far.
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Excellent defending by Hummels as he makes a vital inception!!! Haalnd was clear on gopal after a Foden cross. The germa sticks a leg and just watches it go behind.
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Great chance for City as De Bruyne gives a lofted ball to Haaland and he shoots it first time as Meyer makes a save in his near post.
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Alvarez tries to win the ball back and brings down the Dortmund defender for a free kick. Bellingham is fouled soon after as well.
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Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez on - Mahrez, Gundogan and Grealish off
That's a GOAAAALLLL!!! Bellingham nods it in. Got in front of all the City defenders as the young Englishman gets his head on a belter of a cross by Reus.
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Dortmund frustrating Manchester City as Haaland and De Bruyne shots are blocked. Dortmund were away but Rodri fouls. Yellow card.
Ufff!! Brilliant from Reus as Dortmund break. Sidesteps Ajanki. Beautifully done. Cuts back and tries to guide the ball in over Ederson's herad into the goal but it's wide.
De Bruyne floats a cross and Meyer plucks if out of the air and fall down to ther ground clutching the ball. Another pseudo attack with no end product.
And we kick off again. No changes thus far. Dortmund starts te game. Let's see what this half has in store for us.
City will probably make some changes at half time and Grealish might be the first one to be replaced. He has not impressed tus far, his movements becoming too predictable. Dortmund, meanwhile, will hope for more of the same.
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We are almost at halftime and Dortmund gets a free kick inside their half. And no time will be added on. As soon as the free kick is taken, the referee blows the half time whistle.
The game finally opens up as Reus takes a run down the flanks and sends one ball floating inside the City box but Akanji heads it away again. Still all square.
Nice take and turn by Haaland and he feeds Grealish in the wing who cuts inside and takes a shot for a corner. Could have taken a bit more time. Nothing comes of the corner though.
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Free kick to Dortmund now and Reus fires it in and Ajanji deals with it. Nothing of it in the end as De Bruyne goes up for a futile chase.
Still waiting for this game to catch fire. Speaking of which, Cancelo did not catch that and just hoofs it over the Dortmund goal. Yes, it has been that kind of a match.
Almost a chance for Dortmund but Modeste air-kicks the ball from a right-wing cross. Manuel Akanji was fouled so wouldn't have counted any way.
Finally, the pace quickens and Haaland finally gets a sniff of a chance but Sule deals with the cross calmly. Puts it away from Haaland's lethal head. In the other end, Guerreiro with a shot straight at Ederson.
10 minutes into the match and the teams are just keeping possession with neither having a sniff of a chance. Very cagey start considering the circumstances.
In the opening minutes, City with the possesion,. No team has had a chance thus far. Just playing keeps with the ball.
Just before kickoff, a one minute silence is observed in the memory of Queen Elizabeth II. The players have lined up and we are almost ready to go.
We are just minutes away from kickoff and the players are ready. As we wait for that, here's a look back at Haaland's goals for Man City
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Haaland has scored a goal every 54 minutes in his Champions League career, across RB Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City. Unreal stat.
Dortmund, meanwhile, are coming into this match after defeating Copenhagen in teir last European outing. A squad capable of producing upsets, the black and yellow army are nothing to scoff at.
The last European matchday that City had, they blew away Sevilla 0-4 with Erling Haaland scoring a brace. Is that the fate which awaits Dortmund tonight?
Since missing that sitter in the Community Shield, Erling Haaland has scored or assisted in every game he's played. ?
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But Dortmund know all about that...
Pep Guardiola takes charge of his 150th UEFA Champions League game tonight, becoming the fifth manager to reach the milestone in the competition.
Manchester City: Ederson, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Joao Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
Subs: Dias, Phillips, Ortega, Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Gomez, Carson, Foden, Palmer, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand.
Borussia Dortmund: Meyer, Meunier, Sule, Hummels, Guerreiro, Ozcan, Can, Bellingham, Reus, Modeste, Reyna.
Subs: Schlotterbeck, Hazard, Wolf, Moukoko, Brandt, Malen, Adeyemi, Passlack, Rothe, Unbehaun, Coulibaly.
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
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Borussia Dortmund Starting XI: Meyer – Meunier, Süle, Hummels, Guerreiro – Can, Özcan, Bellingham – Reus, Reyna – Modeste
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Borussia Dortmund centre-half Nico Schlotterbeck believes he knows how to stop Erling Haaland from scoring. Schlotterbeck, who prevented Haaland from finding the net in Freiburg’s 2-1 win over Dortmund in the Bundesliga in 2021, said,“In that game (Freiburg's 2-1 win over Dortmund), I realised how good I can be,” Schlotterbeck said in an interview with Kicker, as translated and relayed by Sport Witness. “I know how to stop Erling Haaland. We have to stop them (Manchester City) as a whole, Erling is the least of our problems," the German added to Sport1.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has admitted that he is not sure how the Bundesliga club stop their former star striker Erling Haaland. 'He is a player with lot of quality and a lot of physical attributes that make him so dangerous. It’s not an individual task. It is something the team has to do collectively. If we stick together and try to do the right things it can be possible.'
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Manchester City’s free-scoring forward Erling Haaland faces his former team Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The striker left Dortmund in the offseason to join Manchester City, the team he supported as a child after being born in England, and he has started the Premier League in explosive fashion, scoring 10 goals in six games. Stay tuned for live updates