Champions League: Manchester City come back from 2 goals down to beat RB Leipzig, Barcelona reach last 16

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig

Manchester City came back from 2 goals down to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 in their 1st-leg of the Champions League last 16 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

Belgian forward Lois Openda put Leipzig ahead in just the 13th minute and doubled the lead 20 minutes later.

But it was once again Erling Haaland who inspired the Citizens to staged a comeback. He found the net soon after halftime, which was his 40th Champions League goal.

Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez too stuck a goal each as Manchester City completed a thrilling win. They will face RB Leipzig in last 16 second leg at home.

Barcelona vs FC Porto

Barcelona too had a similar outing where they found themselves trailing at the 30th-minute when Aquino Cossa put FC Porto ahead.

However, Joao Cancelo equalised with a stunning curling strike just 2 minutes later.

Joao Felix then sealed a win in the 56th minute as Barcelona won 2-1 and are guaranteed to qualify from Group H with Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Five-time winners Barca will play in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2020-21