RB Leipzig vs Man City - LIVE!
Julian Alvarez’s netted a stunner as Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League. City dominated the first-half, with Bernardo Silva somehow missing from just a couple of yards out before Phil Foden did finally open the scoring, as he was picked out by Rico Lewis and the first-time finished bounced off the turf and into the net.
It was one-way traffic in Germany, but from nowhere Leipzig levelled proceedings only a few minutes after the break. City lost the ball in the final third and Leipzig finally mounted a meaningful counter, Lois Openda played through and finishing well under pressure past Ederson.
The match remained level heading into the closing stages, at which point Alvarez, only just off the bench, curled a sensational finish into the top corner from the edge of the area to restore the lead. That forced Leipzig to push for an equaliser in stoppage-time, but that left space to be ruthlessly exploited. Alvarez slid the pass through to fellow substitute Jeremy Doku, who finished off a swift counter to leave City in complete control of Group G, and in confident mood heading into Sunday’s huge Premier League trip to face Arsenal.
