Man City vs RB Leipzig 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 12': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 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.
• 28': Own Goal by Nordi Mukiele, RB Leipzig. Manchester City 2, RB Leipzig 0.
• 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.
• 45'+1': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
• 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.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, RB Leipzig 1.
• 49': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 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.
• 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.
• 58': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
• 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
• 60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer.
• 60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
• 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
• 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
• 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
• 72': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Dani Olmo.
• 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.
• 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.
• 79': Second yellow card to Angeliño (RB Leipzig) for a bad foul.
• 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jack Grealish.
• 81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Christopher Nkunku.
• 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.