Man City Vs Leipzig: Mentality Is The Key To Awakening

Erling Haaland's goal became a turning point for the team in the Man City vs Leipzig match in Group G of the 2023/2024 Champions League (Instagram/@mancity).

JAKARTA - Manchester City performed extraordinary when they hosted RB Leipzig on the fifth matchday of the 2023/2024 Champions League at the Etihad Stadium, Wednesday, November 29, 2023, early morning WIB.

The Citizens earned three points even though the match had no effect. As is known, before undergoing the group's fifth party, City had confirmed the last 16 steps.

The additional three points confirmed Pep Guardiola's team at the top of Group G.

However, the spotlight points to how City can win the match against Leipzig. They managed to make a comeback after being two goals behind.

Lois Openda became the actor in Leipzig's two-goal lead in the first half. He listed his name on the scoreboard in the 13th and 33rd minutes. The advantage lasted until the break.

Unexpectedly, City looked crazy in the second half. Starting from Erling Haaland's goal in the 54th minute, the hosts turned things around.

In the end, Phil Foden managed to equalize in the 70th minute before finally the winning goal came from Julian Alvarez's feet in the 87th minute.

Phil Foden emphasized that his team's revival in the Man City vs Leipzig match was proof of the strong mentality.

It was a two-sided (game). In the first half, it was the worst half I've ever seen. In my opinion, the courage and motivation we had got from (bad game) in the first half. We came out and played much better and changed the game."

"It's important to change that when things don't go well and the team is great at it. The team has a good mentality for that and it's really fun to see," Foden said at TNT Sports.

In fact, The Citizens only need one point in the Man City vs Leipzig party.

However, the spirit of giving the best in front of the public itself plus maintaining a record at the Etihad Stadium is an additional boost.

Erling Haaland's goal is City's turning point. The Norwegian managed to burn everyone's spirits up to earn more than just one point.

We just need that goal to be able to go (to the last 16). The fans are getting louder after the first goal. Usually on Etihad we fly high and we only need one goal. So, when the first goal was created, motivation was there and we kept trying and playing our football. It paid off."

We had a great record at the Etihad and needed just one goal to change things. It changed the rhythm of the game completely," said Foden.

The results of the Man City vs Leipzig match brought a good record for the hosts. The Citizens continued their successive victory in the 2023/2024 Champions League Group G match league.