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Erling Haaland<\/a> continued his hot streak in front of goal as his stunning acrobatic finish resigned his old team Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad on Thursday in their Champions League Group G match. Haaland, kept quiet for large durations of the match, scored a magnificent volley, rising high to meet a cross from Joao Cancelo<\/a> before back-heeling the ball into the net in the 84th minute to complete Manchester City’s comeback after going down in the 56th minute.<\/p>\n Cancelo + Haaland = pic.twitter.com\/D8Elenhx1M<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Stefano “Megamind” Pioli (@perseguitatoak) September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The celebrations from Haaland were muted against his former club, but his goal left teammate Rodri<\/a> stunned as he held his head in his hands in disbelief, while Cancelo was seen passionately celebrating the winner.<\/p>\n Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the goal evoked memories of his mentor, the late Dutch legend Johan Cruyff<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Everyone knows how important a person Johan Cruyff was in my life. As a person, educator, mentor, everything,” Guardiola said after the match.<\/p>\n “He scored in Camp Nou an incredible goal against Atletico Madrid (in 1973) that was quite similar. The moment he (Haaland) scored, I thought of Cruyff,” the former Barcelona boss exclaimed.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola is so right<\/p>\n Here’s one from the archives<\/p>\n Erling Haaland with a Johan Cruyff finish pic.twitter.com\/RR82XhOaRE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 James (@JamesKelly2398) September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Guardiola also compared Haaland with the iconic Zlatan Ibrahimovic<\/a>, who has scored some amazing goals of his own, for his athleticism and flexibility.<\/p>\n “I remember my dear friend Ibrahimovic had this ability to put his leg on the roof,” Guardiola said.<\/p>\n “Erling is quite similar. He’s elastic, flexible and after has the ability to put it in the net. He’s so big, but has this natural flexibility.”<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund took a shock lead at the Etihad when Jude Bellingham<\/a> headed home from a Marco Reus<\/a> cross just 11 minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n Midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne<\/a>, however, set up John Stones<\/a> for the equaliser in the 80th minute and four minutes later, Haaland ensured that City were going home with the three points.<\/p>\n Haaland, who moved from Dortmund for 52 million pounds in the summer, has hit the ground running for his new club, scoring 13 goals in nine matches so far.<\/p>\n Promoted<\/span><\/p>\n City, who are second in the Premier League currently, are top of Group G in the Champions League with six points from two matches. Dortmund are second, with three points.<\/p>\n With AFP inputs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Topics mentioned in this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWatch: Erling Haaland’s stunning goal against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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