Haaland’s late winner lifts Manchester City past RB Leipzig 3-2
Erling Haaland scored in the 77th minute to give Manchester City a 3-2 Champions League win at RB Leipzig on Wednesday. The win ends a run of two defeats in three games, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made another costly error.
Erling Haaland slid home Elliot Anderson's cross on 77 minutes to settle a five-goal thriller in Leipzig, The Guardian reported. It was his only real chance of the night. Rayan Cherki later hit the post as City held on. City went ahead in the first half. Cherki found Nico O'Reilly with a diagonal ball. O'Reilly's quick cross forced Castello Lukeba to turn it into his own net off his left knee. Ridle Baku levelled after the break with a shot from a tight angle. Gianluigi Donnarumma let it in between himself and his left post. Enzo Fernández headed City back in front from Iliman Ndiaye's cross. Antonio Nusa equalised again from the left before Haaland struck. Donnarumma's mistake was the latest in a series, according to The Guardian. He was also at fault for Nicolas Jackson's winner in the recent defeat at Aston Villa. He was blamed for two goals in last month's loss to Paris Saint-Germain too. Manager Enzo Maresca said…
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