UEFA Champions League

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

  • 16': Nathan Aké
  • 28': Nordi Mukiele (OG)
  • 45'+2': Riyad Mahrez (P)
  • 56': Jack Grealish
  • 75': João Cancelo
  • 85': Gabriel Jesus
FT
6 - 3
  • 42': Christopher Nkunku
  • 51': Christopher Nkunku
  • 73': Christopher Nkunku
  • Red Card 79': Angeliño

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

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
+19 Arsenal 8 24 0
+14 Bayern Munich 8 21 1
+12 Liverpool 8 18 2
+10 Tottenham Hotspur 8 17 1
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Statistics

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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

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

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

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

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

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