Pep Guardiola’s team have won all four of their Group G matches, ensuring their progress to the last 16 with two games to spare.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates his second goal against Young Boys on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Manchester City powered into the Champions League knockout stages as Erling Haaland banished fears over his fitness with a double in Tuesday’s 3-0 win against Swiss side Young Boys. Pep Guardiola’s team have won all four of their Group G matches, ensuring their progress to the last 16 with two games to spare.
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Haaland was fit to start at the Etihad Stadium after hurting his ankle in the first half of City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. And the Norway striker showed there was no lingering injury issue as he took his Champions League goal tally to a remarkable 39 in 34 matches. He put City ahead with a first-half penalty and netted again with a brilliant long-range effort after Phil Foden’s eye-catching strike doubled the holders’ lead.
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Young Boys had Sandro Lauper sent off in the second half of a one-sided contest that extended City’s impressive streak of winning all 23 of their home games in 2023. Sunderland hold the English record with 24 successive home wins, a mark that dates back to 1891 and 1892. City are also unbeaten in their past 17 Champions League games.
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