Man City vs Dortmund

Erling Braut Haaland scores the winner as Manchester City come from behind to record a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

[Joao Cancelo](/people/joao-cancelo/) had delivered a stunning cross into the box, and the 22-year-old now has 13 goals in all competitions for Guardiola's side this term. [Jude Bellingham](/people/jude-bellingham/) sent BVB ahead in the 56th minute, but [John Stones](/people/john-stones/) levelled the scores with a long-range effort before Haaland netted four minutes later against the club that he left over the summer. [Salih Ozcan](/people/salih-ozcan/) seeing his attempt in the 16th minute comfortably saved by [Ederson](/people/ederson/).

Manchester City came from a goal behind to win 2-1 on Wednesday night courtesy of two stunning goals from Erling Haaland and John Stones.

[Phil Foden](https://www.sportbible.com/phil-foden) and [Julian Alvarez](https://www.sportbible.com/julian-alvarez) not producing many noteworthy moments of magic, the decisiveness in their actions and infectious energy was the blueprint, and is what led the charge for Manchester City to pull off yet another stupendous comeback. [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.sportbible.com/riyad-mahrez) and [Jack Grealish](https://www.sportbible.com/jack-grealish) is the very anthesis of this balance and un-coincidentally, City tend to usually drop points when the pair are on the same pitch from the off. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.sportbible.com/pep-guardiola) touched on the importance of knowing when to execute each action above everything else in his pre-match press conference, the statement especially applies to the pair, who fail to realise when to play it safe and when to go for the jugular. With a striker as electric as Erling Haaland leading the line, the dearth of injection in both the wide-men’s approaches is a glaring mismatch and especially on a day where Manchester City needed either to take the game by the scruff of the neck. [Bernardo Silva](https://www.sportbible.com/bernardo-silva) and [Raheem Sterling](https://www.sportbible.com/raheem-sterling) as Manchester City’s wide players during the 2018/19 season exemplified this very sentiment, with the former being a ball-to-feet wide-man and the latter being a more direct option, capable of running in behind the defence. [Portuguese](https://www.sportbible.com/portugal) defender was wasteful in possession as a whole, with many secretly aching for the balance of a certain Oleksandr Zinchenko to return on the left-hand side. [Luka Modric](https://www.sportbible.com/luka-modric), Manchester City's Joao Cancelo is making the trivela technique his signature party trick, as he pulled it out of the bag to set up Erling Haaland’s spectacular winner in the 84th minute. [Norwegian](https://www.sportbible.com/norway) international stayed on the periphery of things, as he lurked inside the opposition box for any sign of danger. [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/city-xtra) side never backed down and got back into the contest thanks to a belter of a strike from John Stones - arguably the most improbable source for an equaliser in the most uncharacteristic fashion in the 80th minute. [Crystal Palace](https://www.sportbible.com/crystal-palace) stands out as his finest body of work in terms of dragging his new side to victory from a losing position, but every goal he has scored so far has either been an opener, an equaliser, or a winner. [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/manchester-city) were uncharacteristically laboured for the majority of the night - especially going forward - Erling Haaland was an isolated man up front. [Jude Bellingham](https://www.sportbible.com/jude-bellingham) headed home the visitors’ opener on a night when the hosts were far from the best versions of themselves, it seemed like a defeat was perhaps inevitable.

Erling Haaland was again the difference maker for City on Wednesday night, this time in the UEFA Champions League meeting with his old club Borussia ...

[Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones)' long range strike levelled the scores. In the end, the winning moment was all about one man again. His four shots accrued an xG of just 0.3, meaning he turned low percentage chances into a goal, as he has done in his City career so far. In fact, that was City's first shot on target on the night. Subscribe for original documentaries](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus) Dortmund defended stoically for much of the night, with the ever impressive Mats Hummels able to anticipate our every move. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s side cranked up the pressure from there, eventually taking the lead in the 84th minute when Joao Cancelo's trivela cross dropped at the back post for Haaland to reach up and poke home against his old side. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland)has the joint most goals in the competition (3), alongside Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) and [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) Silva all came on together and provided a burst of energy that hemmed Dortmund in, eventually forcing the defenders back far enough to create the space for the shots and crosses that led to our goals. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) featured on the left wing, working closely with [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) who filled in the space behind him, while Alvarez played on the right but tended to drift inside at every opportunity. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones)' shot. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones)' strike proves his attacking ability.

Stones made it 1-1 for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium last night thanks to a wonder strike from the edge of the box.

We had some stern words at halftime between each other to change that in the second half and we did that." The manager wants us in those sorts of areas for things like that and to control the counter attack as well. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) came from behind to beat Dortmund 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium, as [Guardiola's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) side recorded their second Champions League win of the season. [Get all the latest City news here](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) [Bellingham makes Haaland admission](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-dortmund-bellingham-haaland-25011605) [City player ratings vs Dortmund](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-player-ratings-dortmund-25020691) [Guardiola proven wrong about Grealish](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-dortmund-pep-guardiola-25020693) [City vs Dortmund highlights](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-borussia-dortmund-highlights-25018495) [Stones](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/john-stones) eventually found City's reply with ten minutes to go as he rifled the ball home from the edge of the area. He said: "I try and take up those positions.

It was back to work at the CFA on Thursday, just hours after City's UEFA Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium.

With the Premier League meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday fast approaching, The morning after the night before... After stretches and a gym session, the group headed outside for a spell on the pitch.