After a victory against Napoli (2-0) and its draw in Monaco (2-2), Pep Guardiola's Manchester City won their match on the third day of the Champions League against Villarreal (0-2), Tuesday evening at the Estadio de la Ceramica. Who else than Erling Haaland to unblock the situation against the Yellow Submarine led by Pape Gueye, Nicolas Pépé and Georges Mikautadze?
Haaland perfectly cut a cross from Rico Lewis to open the scoring in the first period (17th). Not content with scoring his 15th goal in 11 matches this season with the Cityzens, the Norwegian striker even equals Cristiano Ronaldo's record by scoring in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions for club and country.
Erling Haaland can therefore write history if he scores a goal against Aston Villa on Sunday in the Premier League. With 53 goals on the clock at the age of 25, he still has a little time to get closer to the C1 goals record held by this same CR7, at 140.
Rayan Cherki at the end of the match
It was Bernardo Silva who doubled the lead before half-time (40th) and the Mancuniens did not increase the score in the second half. Rayan Cherki, who made his return to competition last weekend against Everton, came on in the 86th minute at the same time as Omar Marmoush.
Man City will try to take as many points as possible against Dortmund, Leverkusen, Real Madrid (December 10 at Bernabéu), Bodo/Glimt and Galatasaray in order to be part of the top 8 of the Champions League and avoid the play-offs in the knockout phase.
