Erling Haaland had struggled to find the back of the net for games running in the Champions League before meeting Young Boys last night in a matchday four tie of the competition.
Following his blistering first season at City, in which he scored 52 goals in 53 games to fire the club to the Treble, including a maiden Champions League title, Haaland had drawn blanks against Red Star Belgrade and RB Leipzig in City’s opening Group G matches.
And in the first half of their 1-3 win in Bern, Haaland looked frustrated, snatching at a one-on-one after 23 minutes and sending the ball spinning wide.
That penalty was Haaland’s first Champions League goal in 543 minutes of action since putting City 4-0 up on aggregate at Bayern Munich in the second leg of their quarter-final last season.
Haaland made the game safe with a fabulous finish from the edge of the box, shifting the ball onto his right foot and curling it into the roof of the net.
