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RB Leipzig 2-3 Man City: Erling Haaland haunts Bundesliga side again with late winner in Champions League thriller

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RB Leipzig 2-3 Man City: Erling Haaland haunts Bundesliga side again with late winner in Champions League thriller
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Manchester City defeated RB Leipzig 3-2 in a Champions League match, with Erling Haaland scoring the winning goal. The victory helped City recover from their recent loss to Brighton.

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Manchester City's performance in the Champions League is critical for their season trajectory and standing in European football.

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Erling Haaland called on his side to "step up" after he haunted RB Leipzig again to earn Manchester City a thrilling 3-2 victory in the Champions League. <p>Haaland netted 12 minutes from time, tapping in from Elliot Anderson's low cross, for his 13th goal in nine appearances against the Bundesliga side, his most against any opponent in his career, which returned City to winning ways after their defeat to Brighton on Saturday.</p><p>City made hard work of the tie in which they led twice, having been gifted a first-half opener when Castello Lukeba comically turned the ball into his own net after Leipzig had been on top with Christoph Baumgartner and Antonio Nusa going close.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/rb-leipzig-vs-manchester-city/577666">As it happened</a> | </strong><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/rb-leipzig-vs-manchester-city/teams/577666">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/rb-leipzig-vs-manchester-city/stats/577666">Stats</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13566290/live-champions-league-table-2026-27-season-standings">Champions League table</a></strong><!--ScriptorStartFragment--></li><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/ManCityblogarticles">Man City news & transfers</a>🔵| <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/ManCityscores">Man City fixtures & scores</a></strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky?

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