2-0! 22 goals in 12 games, Haaland matched Ronaldo, Manchester City easily defeated Huang Qian and won 3 consecutive victories

The third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2025-26 season begins, and Manchester City goes to an away game to face La Liga powerhouse Villarreal. In this campaign, Haaland and Seat B each made a contribution. Manchester City defeated their opponents 2-0 away from home and ushered in three consecutive victories in all competitions.

Manchester City was in poor form at the beginning of the season, but now it has climbed to second place in the Premier League standings. In the first two rounds of the Champions League, it scored 4 points with 1 win and 1 draw. Villarreal is ranked third in the La Liga standings, but has no wins in the first two rounds of the Champions League with 1 draw and 1 loss.

The two teams met for the third time in history. Harland led Manchester City's 4141 formation, with Doku, B seat, Rico Lewis and Savinho in the midfield, and Nico Gonzalez served as the single midfielder. The Yellow Submarine put on a trident of Pepe, Mikartadze and Buchanan, with Thomas leading the midfield.

Only 30 seconds into the game, Manchester City played with the cooperation of Yunliushui. Savinho hit the ball from the right, Haaland scored the ball selflessly, Doku pushed and kicked from close range, and Luis Junior flew to save the ball.

In the 4th minute, Doku accelerated from the left and passed through. Harland's header from the center missed the post again.

In the 17th minute, Savinho passed a diagonal pass from the right, Rico Lewis inserted the inverted triangle to knock back, Harland blasted the goal, and Manchester City broke the deadlock, 1-0! Including national team games, Haaland scored in 12 consecutive games in all competitions, tying the record held by Cristiano Ronaldo. During this period, he scored a total of 22 goals, and his efficiency was unparalleled.

In the 40th minute, Manchester City scored another victory:

Savinho made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and the landing point was just right. Seat B scored with a header, 2-0!

In the first half, Manchester City had a clear advantage, leading Huang Qian in all statistics.

In the 56th minute of the rematch, Nico Gonzalez suffered an injury and could not continue to persevere. Manchester City had no choice but to substitute, and Kovacic came into the battle.

In the 71st minute, Gvadiol made a direct pass from the backcourt. Seat B made a mistake in stopping the ball with his back. Oluwasei made the ball and Pap Guy shot hard from outside the penalty area. Donnarumma responded with a world-class save.

In the 77th minute, Dias's header was not far away, and Pepe's volley shot from a small angle was slightly higher. There was a buzz in front of Manchester City's goal.

In the 83rd minute, Kovacic made a wonderful pass from the front of the penalty area. Harland followed up and volleyed from an angle, but Luis Junior flew to save the ball.

In the 86th minute, Guardiola made adjustments, Malmouche and Shirki came on the scene, Haaland and Savinho were replaced, and Manchester City also announced that they would withdraw their troops.

Man City defeated Huang Qian 2-0 in the away game without any blood, winning all three games. In addition, Manchester City also ushered in 3 consecutive victories in all competitions and remained unbeaten in 9 consecutive games.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and others are sad. Villarreal has been winless in 4 consecutive games in all competitions and has not tasted the taste of winning since entering October. After 3 rounds of the Champions League, Villarreal only scored 1 point with 1 draw and 2 losses, and there is little hope of qualifying.