UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
  • 23': Erling Haaland (P)
  • 45'+1': Phil Foden
  • 51': Erling Haaland
FT
3 - 0
Young Boys
  • Red Card 53': Sandro Lauper

Haaland double helps Man City to Champions League last 16

Erling Haaland scored twice against Young Boys as holders Manchester City reached the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
  • 4': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Loris Benito.
  • 8': Foul by Meschack Elia (Young Boys).
  • 8': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. John Stones (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 15': Foul by Loris Benito (Young Boys).
  • 15': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Loris Benito (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Anthony Racioppi.
  • 19': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys).
  • 19': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).
  • 19': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Penalty Manchester City. Matheus Nunes draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! Manchester City 1, Young Boys 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
  • 25': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys).
  • 27': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys).
  • 32': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
  • 32': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 40': Foul by Saidy Janko (Young Boys).
  • 40': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Cedric Itten (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 44': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 44': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Loris Benito (Young Boys).
  • 44': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Manchester City 2, Young Boys 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Young Boys 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Young Boys 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces John Stones.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 48': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
  • 48': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Manchester City 3, Young Boys 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 53': Foul by Meschack Elia (Young Boys).
  • 53': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).
  • 53': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Second yellow card to Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) for a bad foul.
  • 54': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 55': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  • 55': Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 57': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 57': Meschack Elia (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
  • 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Anthony Racioppi.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
  • 65': Delay in match (Manchester City).
  • 65': Substitution, Young Boys. Miguel Chaiwa replaces Cedric Itten.
  • 65': Substitution, Young Boys. Lewin Blum replaces Saidy Janko.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
  • 66': Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys).
  • 68': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Lewin Blum (Young Boys).
  • 68': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Chaiwa (Young Boys).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 77': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys).
  • 77': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Young Boys. Noah Persson replaces Ulisses Garcia.
  • 78': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Meschack Elia.
  • 79': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys).
  • 79': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Bobb with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a fast break.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 86': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes tries a through ball, but Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Filip Ugrinic.
  • 89': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Young Boys 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Young Boys 0.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
28.7 Possession 71.3
0 SHOTS 27
0 ON GOAL 10
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
227 Accurate Passes 663
282 Passes 719
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 10
0.0 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 27
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 3
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,049

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
24 Josko Gvardiol
2 Kyle Walker
5 John Stones
82 Rico Lewis
10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
9 Erling Haaland
8 Mateo Kovacic
27 Matheus Nunes
Manchester City Substitutes:
Jérémy Doku, Manuel Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Oscar Bobb, Nathan Aké, Scott Carson, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez.

YB Young Boys (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Racioppi (GK)
13 Ali Mohamed
23 Loris Benito Yellow Card
4 Aurèle Amenda Yellow Card
21 Ulisses Garcia
17 Saidy Janko
30 Sandro Lauper Yellow Card
20 Cheikh Niasse
7 Filip Ugrinic
15 Meschack Elia
9 Cedric Itten
Young Boys Substitutes:
Darian Males, Ebrima Colley, Noah Persson, Fabian Lustenberger, Silvére Ganvoula, Miguel Chaiwa, Dario Marzino, Donat Rrudhani, David Von Ballmoos, Lewin Blum, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Joel Monteiro.

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