UEFA Champions League

Young Boys vs Manchester City, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • 52': Meschack Elia
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  • 48': Manuel Akanji
  • 67': Erling Haaland (P)
  • 86': Erling Haaland

Haaland ends UCL drought with brace as Man City beat Young Boys

Erling Haaland ended his goal drought with a brace while Manuel Akanji scored on his return to his homeland as reigning champions Manchester City all but secured their spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Swiss side...

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joël Monteiro.
  • 1': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ulisses Garcia.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cedric Itten.
  • 3': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
  • 3': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 9': Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Young Boys).
  • 9': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
  • 12': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 12': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Loris Benito (Young Boys).
  • 14': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Lewin Blum (Young Boys).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Loris Benito.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 25': Offside, Young Boys. Cedric Itten tries a through ball, but Meschack Elia is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Lauper.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 34': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 37': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Lewin Blum (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewin Blum with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
  • 41': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ulisses Garcia.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
  • 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Anthony Racioppi.
  • 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joël Monteiro.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 48': Goal! Young Boys 0, Manchester City 1. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 52': Goal! Young Boys 1, Manchester City 1. Meschack Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cheikh Niasse with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
  • 58': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ulisses Garcia with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Offside, Young Boys. Sandro Lauper tries a through ball, but Mohamed Ali Camara is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
  • 60': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 61': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 63': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 63': Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meschack Elia.
  • 64': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 64': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 65': Penalty Manchester City. Rodri draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Goal! Young Boys 1, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Jérémy Doku.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Matheus Nunes.
  • 72': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Joël Monteiro.
  • 73': Substitution, Young Boys. Jean-Pierre Nsame replaces Cedric Itten.
  • 74': Hand ball by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 74': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 75': VAR Decision: No Goal Young Boys 1-2 Manchester City.
  • 76': Offside, Young Boys. Anthony Racioppi tries a through ball, but Silvere Ganvoula is caught offside.
  • 77': Hand ball by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  • 77': Offside, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula tries a through ball, but Lewin Blum is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis with a through ball.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Meschack Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Silvere Ganvoula.
  • 80': Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Sandro Lauper.
  • 80': Substitution, Young Boys. Saidy Janko replaces Lewin Blum.
  • 80': Substitution, Young Boys. Noah Persson replaces Ulisses Garcia.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 86': Goal! Young Boys 1, Manchester City 3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Rodri.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Darian Males (Young Boys).
  • 90'+2': Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Darian Males (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Young Boys 1, Manchester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Young Boys 1, Manchester City 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 10
68.2 Possession 31.8
26 SHOTS 10
14 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
674 Accurate Passes 275
723 Passes 323
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 14
0.6 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 49
41 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 12
8 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 2
11 Effective Clearances 10
11 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,500

Line-Ups

YB Young Boys (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Racioppi (GK)
23 Loris Benito
13 Ali Mohamed Yellow Card
21 Ulisses Garcia
27 Lewin Blum
30 Sandro Lauper
20 Cheikh Niasse
7 Filip Ugrinic
9 Cedric Itten
15 Meschack Elia
77 Joel Monteiro Yellow Card

MNC Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
6 Nathan Aké
25 Manuel Akanji
16 Rodri
82 Rico Lewis
10 Jack Grealish
11 Jérémy Doku
9 Erling Haaland
8 Mateo Kovacic
27 Matheus Nunes

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