4-1! Haaland scored 5 consecutive goals, the first in the history of the Champions League, Foden stole the show with a double strike, and Manchester City won a big home victory.

In the early morning of November 6, the fourth round of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League ushered in a battle between giants. Manchester City faced Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium. In this campaign, Haaland made a contribution, Foden scored twice, and Shirkey added the icing on the cake. Manchester City defeated its opponent 4-1 at home, ushering in 3 consecutive victories in all competitions and breaking into the top 8 in the standings.

After the first 3 rounds, Manchester City has 2 wins and 1 draw with 7 points, temporarily ranking 9th in the standings. Dortmund has the same record, but they are ranked 8th with a better goal difference. Both teams are fighting for a place to directly advance to the top 16.

Manchester City continued to use the 4141 formation in this game. Harland once again faced his old club. Foden, Reinders, Doku and Savinho appeared on the field. Nico Gonzalez served as the single midfielder, and Gvadio and Stones led the defense. For Dortmund, Gilasi, Bayer, Adeyemi, Sabitzer and Nmega played, with Schlotterbeck leading the three-back formation.

The two sides played relatively conservatively. In the 9th minute, Savinho launched an offensive from the right. Foden shot from outside the penalty area. Kerber struggled to save the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Reinders sent a direct pass from the right. Dortmund's defense chose to retreat. Foden stopped the ball and turned around to calmly take a long shot, which penetrated Kerber's fingers. Manchester City took the lead, 1-0!

In the 27th minute, Nico Gonzalez quickly served a set kick. Harland forced a breakthrough in the middle and sent it selflessly to the goal. O'Reilly had the perfect opportunity to outflank the shot, but Kerber saved it with one palm.

His teammates had poor shooting skills, so Harland took action personally. In the 29th minute, Doku broke through the inverted triangle from the left and made a pass. Haaland hit the ball with a volley. Manchester City expanded the result to 2-0!

Haaland scored in five consecutive Champions League games across seasons, becoming the first player in history to represent three different teams and score in five consecutive Champions League games. This is an achievement that neither Ronaldo nor Messi has achieved.

In the 33rd minute, Foden played the ball from the right, and Reinds made a sudden shot from outside the penalty area. Kerber once again made a key save, and Manchester City led by 2 goals at halftime.

Easy side to fight again, Manchester City continued to suppress the opponent, scoring another goal in the 57th minute:

Reinders sent the second assist, Foden turned around with the ball, and once again hit a high-quality long shot from outside the penalty area, Kerber was beyond his reach, 3-0!

With a 3-goal lead, Manchester City seemed a little relaxed, and loopholes appeared one after another in defense. In the 65th minute, Adeyemi stole the ball in the frontcourt, Gilasi followed up and shot from a small angle, and Donnarumma saved the ball. In the 67th minute, Adeyemi cut in from the right and shot a low shot from the front of the penalty area to the near corner, slightly missing the post.

In the 72nd minute, Dortmund set the ball in the frontcourt, Ryerson passed from the right, Anton grabbed the point and shot into the net, and the score became 1-3!

In the 80th minute, Manchester City received a set kick in the frontcourt. Reinders directly hit the goal, and Kerber once again flew to save the ball.

In the 91st minute, Shirki, who came off the bench, was the icing on the cake. Manchester City fixed the score at 4-1 and ushered in a big victory at home. Manchester City won 3 consecutive victories in all competitions, reaching 10 points, and officially entered the top eight of the Champions League.