Man City v Young Boys, Champions League 2023/24, Group stage, 07/11/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Champions League group stage clash between Manchester City and Young Boys at the Etihad stadium, which kicks off at 21:00 CET. The Sky Blues will be looking to secure their fourth consecutive championship win this season by taking all three points against the Swiss side, who sit third with just one point.
FT. Man City 3-0 Young Boys. The Sky Blues book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Pep Guardiola's side got the job done in the first half after Haaland broke the deadlock with a penalty and Foden doubled the Cityzens' lead seconds before the break. A few minutes into the second half the Swiss team were reduced to ten men after Lauper's dismissal and Haaland sending off the victory by scoring a brace with a powerful long-range effort.
GOOOOOOOALLLLLL TO MAN CITY! Lewis feeds Haaland on the edge of the box and the Norwegian beats Racioppi with a thumping effort into the top corner!
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The second half starts!
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HT: Man City 2-0 Young Boys. The first half was dominated by the Cityzens, who took the lead through Haaland's goal from the penalty spot. Seconds before half-time Foden doubled the Sky Blues' lead with a spectacular goal.
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GOOOOOALLLLL TO MAN CITY! WHAT A GOAL FROM FODEN! The Englishman receives on the left flank and once inside the box dribbles past Ulisses to beat Racioppi with a classy finish to the far post.
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Man City move the ball from flank to flank.
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Huge chance for the Cityzens! Walker squares the ball to the far post but Haaland's poor finish is caught by Racioppi.
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Itten elbows Walker as he tries to dribble past the right-back.
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Great defending from Camara who manages to prevent Haaland from trying his luck.
Kovacic is fouled by Benito on the edge of the box. Dangerous free-kick for Man City. The Young Boys centre-back sees yellow.
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HAALAND! Walker finds the Norwegian striker inside the box, whose effort to the near post is caught by Racioppi.
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Young Boys' plan is clear: defend at the back and wait for the possibility to pull off a counter-attack.
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HUGE CHANCE FOR THE SKY BLUES! Kovacic feeds Grealish inside the box through a defence-splitting pass. The Englishman finds Lewis, who is denied by a lovely goal line clearance.
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Foden's cross to the far post goes wide.
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The match starts!
Start of match
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Players take to the pitch!
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Young Boys CONFIRMED lineup: Racioppi, Amenda, Ugrinic, Itten, Camara, Elia, Janko, Niasse, Garcia, Benito and Lauper.
Young Boys possible starting XI: Racioppi; Blum, Camara, Benito, Garcia; Males, Lauper, Monteiro; Ugrinic; Itten and Elia.
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Man City possible starting XI: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Walker, Rodri, Lewis, Grealish; Doku, Alvarez and Foden.
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Let's get things warmed up with some possible lineups...
Pre-match
07 November 2023, 21:00
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
| VAR: Willy Delajod
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
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Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League group stage clash between Manchester City and Young Boys at the Etihad stadium, which kicks off at 21:00 CET!