UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 15, 2021
RB Leipzig WLWLL 3
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Manchester City LLWWW 6
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RBL123
MNC336
Etihad Stadium · 38,062 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 27João CanceloRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 21Ferran TorresF
  10. 10Jack GrealishLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

RBL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 3AngeliñoLB
  5. 22Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 25Dani OlmoAM
  7. 27Konrad LaimerLM
  8. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 33André SilvaF
  10. 10Emil ForsbergAM-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 28' Own Goal by Nordi Mukiele, RB Leipzig. Manchester City 2, RB Leipzig 0.
  4. 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.
  5. 45'+1' Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 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.
  7. 49' Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 58' Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 59' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
  12. 59' Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
  13. 60' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer.
  14. 60' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
  15. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
  16. 71' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  17. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
  18. 72' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Dani Olmo.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 79' Second yellow card to Angeliño (RB Leipzig) for a bad foul.
  22. 81' Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jack Grealish.
  23. 81' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  24. 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.

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