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5¹VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Barcelona 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
7¹A useful ball from #8 on the left found #3 who mishit his shot wide.
11¹A mix up in the Manchester City defence enabled #2 to hammer the ball just wide.
23¹SAKA ran onto a great ball from BELLINGHAM but toe-poked his effort wide of the goal.
25¹#3's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
26¹A thirty yard drive from VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
30¹GOAL!! A great shot from #10 was punched clear by the 'keeper only as far as #4 who flicked the ball past the stranded Manchester City 'keeper. (1-0 Barcelona)
32¹HAALAND floated the ball to VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR who fired it inches wide.
33¹A pin-point pass fell to HAALAND and his looping shot raced narrowly over.
34¹GOAL!! Manchester City were awarded a penalty after a foul on VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR and HAALAND put it past the 'keeper. (1-1)
45¹GOAL!! #9 hit a glorious twenty-five yard shot past the stunned Manchester City 'keeper. (2-1 Barcelona)
46¹A free-kick from FODEN flew just wide.
1²#2 dummied GONÇALO INÁCIO but hit the ball into the arms of EDERSON.
1²A lovely effort from VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR scraped the top of the crossbar.
13²GOAL!! SAKA drove a fierce shot against the post with VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR knocking in the rebound. (2-2)
16²FODEN whacked a left foot shot over from twenty yards out.
18²GOAL!! RÚBEN DIAS made space for VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR who, after an interchange of passes on the edge of the area, drilled the ball past the Barcelona 'keeper. (3-2 Manchester City)
19²#4 beat RODRI and flicked the ball to #9 who pulled his shot wide.
21²SAKA stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
29²GOAL!! A foul on SAKA inside the area gave Manchester City a penalty which HAALAND tucked away. (4-2 Manchester City)
41²#9 headed just beyond the far post.
45²The Manchester City 'keeper parried a lovely shot from #8.

 
Manchester City
 
League position: 1
Home league form: WW--
Overall league form: WWXWW---
Formation: 3-1-3-3
Line-ups
EDERSON Santana7 16 #1
Jude BELLINGHAM7 26½#2
GONÇALO Bernardino INÁCIO7½37 #3
(c)VINÍCIUS José JÚNIOR7½47½#4
Kevin DE BRUYNE6½57 #5
RODRI6½67 #6
RÚBEN Santos DIAS7 77 #7
(f)Alphonso DAVIES6½86½#8
Phil FODEN6½96½#9(p)
(p)Erling HAALAND6½105½#10(f)
Bukayo SAKA7½116½#11(c)
Lee AvramovicManager
Jorrel HATO  12  #12
Gianluigi DONNARUMMA  13  #13
James McATEE  14  #14
Tyler DIBLING  15  #15
GONÇALO Matias RAMOS  165½#16
 
Barcelona
 
League position: -
Away league form: ----
Overall league form: --------
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Manchester City 4 Barcelona 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 54,973, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Stavros Zakestidis 5½)

Haaland 34¹ (pen), Vinícius Júnior 13², Vinícius Júnior 18², Haaland 29² (pen)
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
#4 30¹, #9 45¹
 #11ó#16 8²
  
  
42
1718
145
106
1210
2216
63
44%56%
Man of the match: Bukayo Saka