Erling Haaland shattered a Champions League goalscoring record at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City rallied from two goals down to defeat RB Leipzig.
The Norwegian forward is the quickest player in competitive history to score 40 goals, doing so in just 35 games, ten fewer than the previous record holder, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
His goal also triggered a comeback win, ensuring that City, who had already qualified for the knockout stages, finished first in Group G with a game to spare.
For 40 minutes, it appeared as if their magnificent 28-match unbeaten home European record was about to come to an end.
However, the arrivals of Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku in the second half altered City.
Within seconds, Alvarez had put Haaland through to cut the deficit in half, and as Doku’s rushing unbalanced the Leipzig defense, Phil Foden leveled after receiving Josko Gvardiol’s inside pass.
Three minutes from time, Alvarez sealed the comeback, steadiing himself eight yards out before hitting a pinpoint finish to the corner after Foden delivered the cross.
The defeat was difficult for Belgian forward Lois Openda, who cost Leipzig a club record sum of 45 million euros (£38.95 million) when he signed from Lens in July.
And he demonstrated his quality with a magnificent first-half double that boosted hopes of a surprise win for the visitors on the site where they were defeated 7-0 in the knockout phase last season.