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Holland scores another goal

English professional soccer team Manchester City created a come-from-behind drama against Leipzig (Germany) with Erling Holland's chase goal.

Manchester City fell behind 0-2 to Leipzig in the 5th game of Group G of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 29th (Korean time) before falling 3- Won by 2.

Manchester City, who had already confirmed their advancement to the round of 16, won all five games with this victory and secured first place in the group (15 points).

Leipzig, who had also booked their place in the round of 16, finished in second place (9 points) regardless of the result of the final match.

Leipzig took the lead with consecutive goals scored by Royce Offenda during a counterattack in the 13th and 33rd minutes of the first half.

Holan is happy after scoring a chasing goal

Man City turned the game around with a goal feast in the second half.

‘Monster goal scorer’ Holland took responsibility for the chasing goal in the 9th minute of the second half by receiving Phil Foden’s penetration pass and cutting the goal with a right-footed shot.

With this goal, Holland, who scored 5 goals in the tournament, rose to the joint lead in the scoring rankings with Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) and Rasmus Høirun (Manchester United).

Holland was the top scorer in last season's competition with 12 goals and led the way in Manchester City's first win.

Foden was also involved in Manchester City's subsequent two goals and performed at his best, scoring a total of one goal and two assists.

In the 25th minute of the second half, after receiving a pass from Joszko Gvardiol, Foden beat a defender with one touch and fired a left-footed shot to equalize 2-2.

In the 42nd minute of the second half, Julián Alvarez finished Foden's cutback from the left with a non-stop shot to score the comeback goal.

In Group H, FC Barcelona (Spain) secured a 2-1 comeback win over Porto (Portugal) at home and advanced to the round of 16.

Barcelona is recording 12 points, and is ahead of 2nd place Porto and 3rd place Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), who both have 9 points, so they have confirmed first place in the group regardless of the result of the final match.

Barcelona conceded the first goal to Pepe Aquino in the 30th minute of the first half, but two minutes later, Joao Cancelo's sharp right-footed shot from the left made it 1-1.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Joao Felix completed a cutback from the left with a right-footed shot, giving Barcelona the win. 19가이드03