Overview
- Manchester City beat Villarreal 2-0 away in the Champions League, with goals from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva.
- Haaland’s tally for the season rises to 24 in 14 matches for club and country, and his 53 Champions League goals place him in the competition’s top scorers list.
- Reporting says Haaland has matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of scoring in 12 consecutive matches, with a chance to surpass it against Aston Villa.
- The result extends City’s unbeaten streak in all competitions to nine and ends a five-match winless run away from home in the Champions League.
- Midfielder Nico González limped off early in the second half with an apparent right-knee issue, and recent returnee Mateo Kovacic came on as his replacement.