Man City vs RB Leipzig 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Manchester City

16': Nathan Aké
28': Nordi Mukiele (OG)
45'+2': Riyad Mahrez (P)
56': Jack Grealish
75': João Cancelo
85': Gabriel Jesus

FT
6 - 3

RB Leipzig

42': Christopher Nkunku
51': Christopher Nkunku
73': Christopher Nkunku
79': Angeliño

Manchester City survive Nkunku hat trick to overwhelm RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller

Manchester City v RB Leipzig Jack Grealish goal celeb [1296x729]

Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick for RB Leipzig but ended on the losing side in a nine-goal thriller as Manchester City won 6-3.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Goal! Manchester City 1, RB Leipzig 0. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
28': Own Goal by Nordi Mukiele, RB Leipzig. Manchester City 2, RB Leipzig 0.
42': Goal! Manchester City 2, RB Leipzig 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a headed pass.
45'+1': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
45'+2': Goal! Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 1.
49': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Goal! Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 2. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
56': Goal! Manchester City 4, RB Leipzig 2. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
58': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
59': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer.
60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
72': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
72': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Dani Olmo.
73': Goal! Manchester City 4, RB Leipzig 3. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a through ball.
75': Goal! Manchester City 5, RB Leipzig 3. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
79': Second yellow card to Angeliño (RB Leipzig) for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jack Grealish.
81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Christopher Nkunku.
85': Goal! Manchester City 6, RB Leipzig 3. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 38,062

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+16	Arsenal	6	18	0
+11	Bayern Munich	6	15	1
+11	Paris Saint-Germain	6	13	1
+6	Manchester City	6	13	1

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		MNC
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
6	Nathan Aké
3	Rúben Dias
11	Oleksandr Zinchenko
27	João Cancelo
16	Rodri
20	Bernardo Silva
17	Kevin De Bruyne
21	Ferran Torres
10	Jack Grealish
26	Riyad Mahrez

Substitutes:

Kyle Walker, Cieran Slicker, Cole Palmer, Ilkay Gündogan, Scott Carson, Romeo Lavia, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Fernandinho.

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
16	Lukas Klostermann
3	Angeliño
22	Nordi Mukiele
25	Dani Olmo
27	Konrad Laimer
14	Tyler Adams
33	André Silva
10	Emil Forsberg
18	Christopher Nkunku

Substitutes:

Brian Brobbey, Mohamed Simakan, Josep Martínez, Kevin Kampl, Josko Gvardiol, Dominik Szoboszlai, Amadou Haidara, Yussuf Poulsen, Ilaix Moriba, Benjamin Henrichs.