Manchester City achieved a great 1-3 victory against RB Leipzig

Manchester City got a great 1-3 victory against RB Leipzig in the RB Arena on the second day of the UEFA Champions League group stage, where the Citizen controlled the whole game and the players coming from the bench solved the clash for the visitors with Julian Alvarez appearing as the key figure on the pitch for them.

Pep Guardiola’s team opened the scoring at the 25th minute with a great goal by Phil Foden, who received an assist from Lewis and finished the action with a right footed shot to the far post. RB Leipzig wanted to look for the equalizer, and they got it at the 48th with a goal by Openda sending to the net a right footed shot from the center of the box.

The second half followed a similar path, with Manchester City controlling the ball and leading the actions in the game, while the locals insisted on creating chances to get the win. The Red Bulls gave entry to Timo Werner and Benjamin Sesko and went desperately for the victory, while Pep Guardiola also made some changes. The Catalan coach gave entry to Ake and Doku for Akanji and Grealish, but the player who changed the game was Julian Alvarez, who joined the game replacing Phil Foden at the 79th.

Jeremy Doku sealed the win for the visitors

The Argentine striker led the Citizen offensive attempts, and he only needed five minutes to decide the game for the visitors. The 23-year-old player received a ball from Doku on the left in a frontal position outside the box and he controlled and netted the ball on the far post with a right footed shot to score the second goal for the Citizen. The Argentine striker himself, would also give a key assist at the 92nd minute precisely to Doku, who sealed the visitors’ victory scoring the third goal for the Citizen.