UEFA Champions League: Haaland Scores Twice, Enzo Provides Assist as Manchester City Beat Porto 2-0 for Fourth Straight Win

At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on September 9, a highlight match in the first round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League league phase took place, with Manchester City visiting Porto. Neither side scored in the first half. In the second half, Enzo assisted Haaland's header. Before the final whistle, Nouri provided the pass and Haaland's right-footed low shot sealed the victory. In the end, Manchester City defeated Porto 2-0, making a winning start to the new Champions League season and recording four consecutive wins in all competitions.

In the 14th minute, Vega's shot from a tight angle was blocked by Donnarumma with his foot, but the Porto player who provided the pass was already offside. In the 20th minute, the Citizens sent in a cross from the wing, and Haaland's powerful header was saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 23rd minute, Semenyo crossed from the wing, but Haaland was called for a foul before attempting to finish in the box. In the 27th minute, Semenyo crossed from the left, and Haaland's header went wide.

One minute later, Cherki played a through ball and Foden's left-footed shot inside the box was saved. In the 31st minute, Manchester City combined continuously in attack, Nunes passed from the right, Haaland's close-range attempt was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Costa, and Cherki's follow-up shot was also denied by Costa. Semenyo then hesitated while controlling the ball and Porto cleared it away.

In the 36th minute, Gvardiol was dispossessed and then received a yellow card from the referee after committing a foul. In the 43rd minute, Vega and Guehi collided and fell, after which a small confrontation broke out between the two teams.

In the 45th minute, William Gomes cut inside and curled a shot wide, but the referee had already ruled him offside.

The first half ended with Manchester City 0-0 Porto.

In the 47th minute, Cherki kept the ball alive, Enzo crossed, and Haaland powered above the defender to head home, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead.

In the 50th minute, Porto crossed from the wing, Pepe headed at the far post and was knocked down by Donnarumma. The referee initially awarded a penalty, but later ruled that Pepe had been offside. In the 53rd minute, Porto took a corner, but Andre Silva was just too late to meet the ball at the far post.

In the 56th minute, Alan Varela curled a right-footed shot just past the post and out. In the 61st minute, Varela passed to William Gomes, who created space and shot toward the near corner but missed.

Two minutes later, Porto took a free kick and Vega's long-range effort went wide. In the 66th minute, Ndiaye's right-footed curling shot was too central and was collected by Costa.

One minute later, Manchester City player Anderson passed back, and Donnarumma's clearance was blocked by a Porto player, but fortunately the ball went wide. In the 76th minute, Porto counterattacked and crossed from the left, but Pepe, unmarked at the far post, mishit his volley.

In the 77th minute, Haaland played a through ball and Nouri's shot attempt was blocked by Kiwior. In the 84th minute, the Citizens crossed from the wing, and Haaland's high header went over the bar.

One minute later, Porto counterattacked and Seko Fofana's shot from a tight angle was blocked by a Manchester City player. In the 86th minute, Enzo passed and Nouri's low shot went wide.

In the 87th minute, Manchester City won a free kick and Ruben Dias' header went over the bar. In the 90th minute, Anderson curled a right-footed shot that was pushed away by Costa's diving save.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Nouri passed and Haaland scored with a right-footed shot to seal the win, making it 2-0 for Manchester City.

Two minutes later, Enzo's direct free-kick attempt went just wide. Afterwards, Enzo's long-range effort was saved by Costa. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Enzo's shot was blocked by a defender.

The match ended with Manchester City defeating Porto 2-0, making a winning start to the new Champions League season and recording four consecutive wins in all competitions.

Starting lineups for both teams:

Porto (4-3-3): 99 Diogo Costa / 20 Alberto Costa, 18 Nehuen Perez, 4 Kiwior, 52 Martim Fernandes (73', 74 Francisco Moura) / 13 Rosario, 22 Alan Varela (68', 16 Hwang In-beom), 10 Vega (83', 42 Seko Fofana) / 7 William Gomes (68', 17 Borja Sainz), 19 Andre Silva (73', 29 Santiago Gimenez), 11 Pepe

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): 1 Donnarumma / 27 Nunes, 3 Dias, 6 Guehi, 24 Gvardiol (48', 45 Khusanov) / 32 Buoadi (75', 21 Nouri), 17 Enzo / 47 Foden (75', 8 Kovacic), 10 Cherki (62', 5 Anderson), 42 Semenyo (62', 7 Ndiaye) / 9 Haaland

(Sohu Sports original: "How did it turn yellow again")