UCL: Haaland's brace takes City over resilient Young Boys

Manchester City maintain their perfect Champions League record with a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Young Boys on Wednesday night.

Erling Haaland scored a double in the second half, his first UCL goals in six games, first with a penalty and then with a fine curling effort.

However, it was anything but an easy task to clinch the victory against the die-hard underdogs, as they didn't succumb to despair at all after Manuel Akanji's opener in the 48th minute. The Swiss side pulled level shortly after through Meshack Elia's remarkable chip.

Pep Guardiola seemed stressed and nervous before Haaland finally stepped up, ensuring City remained top of Group G with nine points out of three games.

The Cityzens are now unbeaten in their past 16 Champions League matches, winning ten and drawing six.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Group stage - matchday 3

Tuesday

Inter - Salzburg 2-1 (1-0)

/Sanchez 19, Calhanoglu 63 pen - Gloukh 57/

Galatasaray - Bayern 1-3 (1-1)

/Icardi 30 pen - Coman 8, Kane 73, Musiala 79/

Man. Utd. - Copenhagen 1-0 (0-0)

/Maguire 72/

Union Berlin - Napoli 0-1 (0-0)

/Raspadori 65/

Sevilla - Arsenal 1-2 (0-1)

/Gudelj 59 - Martinelli 45+4, Gabriel Jesus 53/

Benfica - Sociedad 0-1 (0-0)

/Barrenetxea 63/

Lens - PSV 1-1 (0-0)

/Wahi 65 - Bakayoko 55/

Braga - Real Madrid 1-2 (0-1)

/Djalo 63 - Rodrygo 16, Bellingham 61/

Wednesday

Feyenoord - Lazio 3-1 (2-0)

/Gimenez 31, 74, Zerrouki 45+2 - Pedro 83 pen/

Barcelona - Shakhtar 2-1 (2-0)

/Torres 28, Lopez 36 - Sudakov 62/

PSG - Milan 3-0 (1-0)

/Mbappe 32, Kolo Muani 53, Lee 89/

Newcastle - Dortmund 0-1 (0-1)

/Nmecha 45/

Celtic - Atl. Madrid 2-2 (2-1)

/Furuhashi 4, Palma 28 - Griezman 24, Morata 53/

Young Boys - Man City 1-3 (0-0)

/Meshack 52 - Akanji 48, Haaland 67 pen, 86/

RB Leipzig - Crvena Zvezda 3-1 (1-0)

/Raum 12, Simons 59, Olmo 84 - Stamenic 70/

Antwerp - Porto 1-3 (1-0)

/Yusuf 37 - Evanilson 46, 69, Eustaquio 54/