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Join us for all the minute-by-minute action as goal machine Erling Haaland faces his former club at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Dortmund will look to push on from their comfortable 3-0 win over Copenhagen in their first Champions League game of the season. If Man City win today then qualification for the next round of the Champions League will be all but assured. Here at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester we see Pep Guardiola's Premier League reigning champions, Man City, entertain the German Bundesliga's second best team of last season. Since joining from Borussia Dortmund at the start of the summer he has scored 12 goals in eight games. In the Bundesliga Dortmund sit fifth out of 18 teams, winning four games and losing two, including a defeat against rivals RB Leipzig 3-0 last weekend. Their last meeting was in the quarter-finals of the 2020/21 season. It is well known that Manchester City's owners covet the Champions League as the ultimate prize, so far alluding them. Both sides faced off in the group stage of the 2012/13 season. Biggest chance of the game as Dortmund break down the City left. Were he to score tonight he would join Ciro Immobile as a player to have scored for and against Dortmund. Jude Bellingham cost Dortmund a lot of money for a youngster, around £25 millon from birmingham in 2020. Since then he has proved his worth, playing 46 and 44 times each of his first two seasons.

John Stones returns to the starting line-up ahead of City's UEFA Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.

[Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s men have scored in a higher share of our games in the UEFA Champions League than any other English side (83% - 86 of 103). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) has scored 25 goals in 20 UEFA Champions League appearances, the most by any player in their first 20 games in the competition. Tonight's opponents have lost three of their last four away games in the UEFA Champions League, winning the other 2-1 at Besiktas. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) and Cancelo both given licence to get forward on either flank. Indeed, City have won 18 times in the process (D3 L8). Borussia Dortmund are winless in eight matches in all competitions against English teams (D1 L7), losing each of the last seven in a row. [DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](https://www.mancity.com/app) [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) missed last week's victory in Seville as a result, but returns to the fold this evening as the City boss makes four changes. [Sergio Gomez](https://www.mancity.com/players/sergio-gomez) while swapping flanks with Joao Cancelo. [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), Gomez, [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), Lewis, Wilson Esbrand [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Akanji, [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), Cancelo, [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (C), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), Grealish, Haaland, [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) Silva makes way for captain Ilkay [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) while at the sharp end, Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) comes in for Phil [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden).

Jude Bellingham gave Borussia Dortmund a second-half lead at the Etihad but John Stones and Erling Haaland turned the game around in the final 10 minutes as ...

Ozcan beat Haaland to a corner from Giovanni Reyna, son of the former City captain Claudio, and flicked on to Reus lurking unmarked on the far side of the penalty area. Then came the moment Haaland and City had longed for, and Dortmund had feared. The defender, stationed at right back in the absence of Kyle Walker, collected a pass from De Bruyne and opted to try his luck from 20 yards out. It was Dortmund who created the first real chance of note when Jude Bellingham spun away from Gündogan and Rodri in midfield before sending Raphaël Guerreiro rampaging down the left. City created little before the interval with Guardiola a picture of frustration at his players’ frequent failure to prevent Dortmund playing out from the back. Dortmund proved a more awkward assignment for the Premier League champions than last week’s 4-0 stroll in Sevilla, plus a test of patience for Haaland and those anticipating a continuation of the goal-machine’s prolific start in City colours.

Dortmund looked poised to beat Manchester City, but Erling Haaland's goal for the ages ensured a win against his former side.

[Schalke 04](/soccer/team?id=133) visiting on Saturday. Following the international break, its a trip to [FC Cologne](/soccer/team?id=122) on Oct. He wasn't alone in having a below par first half as Man City failed to create a meaningful chance during the first 45 minutes, but when it came time for Pep Guardiola to make changes before an hour was on the clock, Grealish was one of three sacrificed alongside [Riyad Mahrez](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) and [Ilkay Gundogan](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/131424/Ilkay-Gündogan). [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) and [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) would also be interested in signing Bellingham, but City would back themselves to land one of Europe's best young players -- just as they did with Haaland. And his 26 goals in the competition are now more than notable greats Robin van Persie and Hernan Crespo (25 each). Arsenal risked forfeiting the points after the original match against PSV -- due to be played on Thursday -- was unable to go ahead due to policing issues in London relating to events in the capital following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He's in the team to score crucial goals, and this was a big one. It's only September and there's a long way to go, but Grealish would have hoped for more from his first few games of the new season. [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) Meyer almost seemed surprised that Haaland had managed to somehow guide the ball back into the net, and his smile afterwards said everything about how happy he was with the finish. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) City, sluggish in the first half, looked set to drop points after Jude Bellingham's expert header had put the visitors 1-0 up only for John Stone to score with a rocket from 20 yards to make it 1-1.

Player ratings as Manchester City steal three points from Borussia Dormtund in the Champions League group stage.

The Norwegian was uninvolved for most of the first half and didn't have a chance to score until the 66th minute when he fired wide from a tight angle. Incredibly assured in possession and did everything asked of him in a defensive sense. Looked competent enough in an unfamiliar position at fullback but is unlikely to permanently dislodge Kyle Walker despite his performance tonight.

Manchester City star Erling Haaland's acrobatic, game-winning finish baffled Dortmund in their 2-1 UEFA Champions League win on Wednesday.

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The Norwegian's influence sometimes looked lacking against Dortmund but his patience again proved devastating.

But even this was something of a tell: an admission of the slimness of their margins, the sheer enormity of their task. There is, perhaps, an incongruity in the fact that Haaland can look so peripheral and then come up with a finish like that. Perhaps that it was not so much a goal as a feat of physical architecture: an entire frame winched off the ground, the left leg raised like a battering ram, João Cancelo’s brilliant cross nudged in from a great height. On the touchline Guardiola looked both surprised and unsurprised, like a man who has just read the nutritional information on the back of a can of Vimto. Mats Hummels cut out a cross just as Haaland was about to pounce, and was greeted with back-slaps, high-fives and celebrations worthy of a goal. The menace is all too present, the threat always implied if not always invoked, the squad too talented, too capable of outlandish and unspeakable feats.

Jude Bellingham was great in Manchester. A tough match for Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.

Fan of the most beautiful sport on the planet. It was precisely the English midfielder, who managed to head over Erling Haaland himself to score the first goal of the match. Manchester City faced a tough match against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester City came from a goal down to win 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night against a strong Borussia Dortmund outfit.

[Borussia Dortmund's](https://www.sportbible.com/borussia-dortmund) first shot at the target. [Ederson](https://www.sportbible.com/ederson) made a comfortable save and had little to do for the rest of the first-half, as the visitors reserved themselves for rare counter-attacks. [John Stones](https://www.sportbible.com/john-stones), who had contributed to Manchester City's attack all game, found a beautiful equaliser for his team from distance. He would certainly appreciate his side taking a step in that direction after winning their second game in the European campaign. The upcoming Premier League fixture undoubtedly influenced tonight's team selection, but John Stones and Jack Grealish's return from injury will prove to be a significant relief. The match's closing moments saw a brief moment of tension between the two teams that resulted in Thomas Meunier being booked for aggressive reaction. His former teammates seemed irked, but that had little effect on Haaland's celebrations – a sentiment that echoed across the venue. Borussia Dortmund capitalised from a poorly cleared corner, as Marco Reus lifted the ball over the top of Manchester City's defence, before Bellingham headed it past Ederson. He was involved in a prolonged link-up with Riyad Mahrez along the left flank and outraced the attacking line-up at times. [Bundesliga](https://www.sportbible.com/bundesliga) side started the second half with high intensity and had the ball in the back of the net in under ten minutes, courtesy of Jude Bellingham. [Manchester City's](https://www.sportbible.com/city-xtra) defence, allowing John Stones to move further up the pitch. [Erling Haaland](https://www.sportbible.com/erling-haaland) led to Manchester City's second consecutive win in the group stage.

Manchester City's John Stones marked his return to the first team action against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League with a strike that inspired a ...

"We were in good positions to pick up the pieces and it was one of those things. ](https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/match-coverage/manchester-city-vs-borussia-dortmund-where-to-watch-uk-usa-) [Data Reveals Erling Haaland Is The Best Goalscorer In Champions League History](https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/features-opinions/data-reveals-erling-haaland-is-the-best-goalscorer-in-champions-league-history) [Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund: Where To Watch "We had some stern words at halftime between each other to change that in the second half, and we did that." I was getting a few shouts and I just decided to pull the trigger." "The manager wants us in those sorts of areas for things like that and to control the counterattack as well."

Stunning late goals from John Stones and Erling Haaland gave Manchester City a 2-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham gave the ...

The increase in dynamism once Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez came on was abundant. It felt like the footballing equivalent of the Simpsons episode where Homer keeps nutting a nature reserve warden in the ribs. Guardiola criticised his team for “having a lot of problems to get our rhythm… It was all going rather well, with Dortmund 1-0 to the good. The No.9 flung out his left boot in mid-air to convert from close range. His respectfully muted celebration having downed his former employers was arguably the first understated thing he has done since arriving in Manchester.

Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City has been postponed in order for the north London side to play their previously called-off Europa ...

A Premier League statement on Wednesday read: “The Premier League has agreed with UEFA to postpone Arsenal FC’s Premier League match with Manchester City FC, originally due to be played on 19 October, to allow for Arsenal FC’s re-arranged UEFA Europa League game with PSV Eindhoven. “Arsenal FC v PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday 15 September, will now be played on Thursday 20 October, 18:00. Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester City has been postponed in order for the north London side to play their previously called-off Europa League group game against PSV Eindhoven.

Manchester City have an interest in a left-back, even after the signing of Sergio Gomez this summer.

[Sergio Gomez](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sergio-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/366930) was signed by Manchester City this summer, but he was always viewed as a player for the future. [Alejandro Grimaldo](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alejandro-grimaldo/profil/spieler/193082) was a name on the list in the summer for [Pep Guardiola's ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pep-guardiola/profil/trainer/5672)side, and they have continued to monitor his situation since the summer window ended. [Marc Cucurella](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-cucurella/profil/spieler/284857) this summer, but in the end decided only signing Sergio Gomez was enough for the season. [Calcio Mercato,](https://twitter.com/CmdotCom_En) Manchester City have been gathering information on Alejandro Grimaldo in recent months, and may be interested in making a move for the player. [ Kyle Walker's](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-walker/profil/spieler/95424) injury this season. He could be the next left-back for City, and the club may make a move in January.

Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 appearances for Dortmund. Michael Regan/Getty Images. CNN —. Ahead of kick-off, ...

But the Norwegian would not be denied, scoring his 26th Champions League goal in 21 appearances, and continuing his unrivaled rise to superstardom. John Stones scored a rocket in the 80th minute before Haaland grabbed the winner four minutes later. “I think it is his nature. He is elastic, he is flexible and has the ability to make the contact and put the ball in the net.” There is an understandable reticence to put Haaland in the same category as Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, but if the striker continues scoring at the same rate, he will far outstrip the two greatest players the Champions League has ever seen. [City](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/football/erling-haaland-manchester-city-sevilla-champions-league-spt-intl/index.html), who have now gone an English record 21 home matches without a loss in the [Champions League](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/football/liverpool-ajax-tottenham-sporting-champions-league-spt-intl/index.html).

Ex-Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips ends up at Manchester City next season.

It will be one to watch in the summer. It will be interesting to see if Manchester City do make a move for him, as If last night was an audition for Bellingham, he certainly passed with flying colours.

There's something about UEFA Champions League Nights. On Wednesday evening at the Etihad, Manchester City once again overcame a second half deficit to ...

Yellow cards were issued to both Foden and Meunier in the 94th minute. After moving the ball from side to side virtually at will, Cancelo found it on the left hand side of the box with space to create. But city were up to the task, even if the may have been lucky that Thomas Meunier was unable to take a close chance with only Ederson to beat in the 85th minute. Moving in on ten minutes remaining in regulation, City needed to find the equalizer, and soon. Stones settles the ball into his path with his left and uncorks a laser with his right. They would find it from an unlikely source, City, building from the back after a Dortmund counter, pushed the ball up the left side of the pitch to Cancelo. Joao turned the ball toward the center of the pitch and switched to Kevin De Bruyne on the fright touchline. Joao lifted a cross into the 6 yard box that found Haaland’s left foot, henceforth known as Mjölnir, some 6 and a half feet in the air. Jude Bellingham was the brightest player on the field in the first half, and that would be a theme throughout the night. The Yellow and Black would end up blocking a total of 7 City shots on the night, including Rodri’s close range header from a Foden corner kick in the 77th minute. The ball glanced off the head of Salih Özcan and through to captain Marco Reus on the far side of the area. The left side of the setup in particular became much more dangerous with Foden, Silva, and Joao Cancelo combining to put real pressure on the Dortmund defenders.