--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-09-08T21:34:37.880Z last_updated: 2026-09-08T15:59:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/manchester-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFuY2hlc3RlcmV2ZW5pbmduZXdzLmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL2Zvb3RiYWxsLW5ld3MvcG9ydG8tdnMtbWFuLWNpdHktbGl2ZS0zNDU4NjYxMg --- # Porto vs Man City LIVE highlights and reaction - **Source:** - **Published:** 8 Sept - **Club:** Manchester City - **Original URL:** https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/porto-vs-man-city-live-34586612 LIVEUpdated 9 mins agoPorto vs Man City LIVE highlights and reaction as Erling Haaland seals win with late secondManchester City have defeat FC Porto 2-0 in their Champions League opener thanks to an Erling Haaland braceCommentsSportSimon Bajkowski Chief Manchester City Writer and Jack Flintham Sport Central Audience WriterManchester City have beaten Porto 2-0 in their Champions League opener. Erling Haaland opened the scoring shortly after half time with a header that clipped the post on the way in. He then added a second in stoppage time to seal the three points and his undisputed spot as City's third highest goalscorer ever. Take a look at how the game unfolded, below... New UpdatesKey Events90+1’ POR 0-2 MCI - GOAL CITYView Post47’ POR 0-1 MCI - GOAL CITYView Post46’ POR 0-0 MCI - Second halfView PostHT POR 0-0 MCI - Half time ratingsView Post1’ POR 0-0 MCI - Kick offView PostCity team newsView PostWATCH - Talking City podcastView PostToday22:24 BSTHaaland can eye more City records after £325m transfer boostMaresca flexed his new £325m midfield as Manchester City kept their cool to pick up a crucial Champions League win. Tempers flared in the tunnel at half-time as Porto fumed at a number of decisions but Erling Haaland came back out and scored a second-half brace as City battled to see out the victory. Maresca has mixed up his midfield for every game this season and here he took the big decision to drop £116m man Elliot Anderson to the bench and hand Ayyoub Bouaddi his first start since his £81m move from Lille this summer. The Moroccan may be the younger of the two but crucially has more Champions League experience, having started his first game in the competition on his 17th birthday in a 1-0 win over Real Madrid. For all that City are only at the beginning of a new era, their manager knows that they need immediate results and nowhere is that more important than in Europe where the race to rack up the 16 points likely needed to secure a top-eight finish has already begun. With reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain rocking up to Manchester in the second round of fixtures and more tricky trips ahead in Leipzig and Barcelona, City really needed a result in Porto. Read more here>>> CommentsSimon BajkowskiToday22:16 BSTFernandez reactionIn a translated interview on Prime Video, Fernandez said: CommentsJack FlinthamToday22:08 BSTWATCH - Haaland second goalThis is the one that sealed the three points... CommentsJack FlinthamToday22:03 BSTWATCH - Haaland's opening goalIt was a fast start to the second half for the Blues! CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:58 BSTFT POR 0-2 MCI - Full time ratingsDonnarumma: Did not look comfortable for big chunks of the game when forced to pass out but did enough to get a clean sheet. 6 Nunes: A few jitters but largely good defensively and very good helping out in the attack and pressing up the pitch. 7 Guehi: Porto players were furious over his coming together in the first half but he was excellent throughout to keep City going. 8 Read more here>>> CommentsSimon BajkowskiToday21:56 BSTFT POR 0-2 MCI - Full timeCity are up and running in the Champions League. Haaland bags a brace but it has not been vintage City. Then again, they won't care. A good three points on the road. Next up, the derby. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:56 BST90+5’ POR 0-2 MCI - CornerFernandez's strike deflects over the bar. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:55 BST90+4’ POR 0-2 MCI - Great saveFernandez is denied by a great D. Costa save. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:53 BST90+3’ POR 0-2 MCI - BookingsRosario and Haaland are both booked for their roles in a tussle. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:52 BST90+1’ POR 0-2 MCI - GOAL CITYCity have won it! Haaland again! That's the game, Ait-Nouri slips it in for Haaland who side foots it underneath D. Costa. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:51 BST90’ POR 0-1 MCI - Added timeWe will play a further five minutes. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:51 BST90’ POR 0-1 MCI - SaveAnderson forces a good save from D. Costa. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:47 BST87’ POR 0-1 MCI - BookingA yellow card has been brandished to the Porto bench after Rosario fouls Fernandez. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:46 BST85’ POR 0-1 MCI - WideCity have a chance to kill the game but Ait-Nouri can't hit the target. That was a defender's finish. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:44 BST84’ POR 0-1 MCI - CornerFofana's effort is blocked behind by Guehi. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:44 BST84’ POR 0-1 MCI - OverA good cross from Ndiaye but Haaland can't get over the ball and his header loops over. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:43 BST83’ POR 0-1 MCI - Porto subFofana ON CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:38 BST78’ POR 0-1 MCI - CornerAit-Nouri's effort is deflected wide. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:37 BST77’ POR 0-1 MCI - ChancePepe is free at the back post but his attempted volley is miscued and City get away with one. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:36 BST76’ POR 0-1 MCI - City subsKovacic, Ait-Nouri ON Bouaddi, Foden OFF CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:34 BST74’ POR 0-1 MCI - Porto subsMoura, Gimenez ON Fernandes, A. Silva OFF CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:30 BST69’ POR 0-1 MCI - BlockFoden shapes to shoot but his strike is blocked by a sliding Kiwior. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:28 BST68’ POR 0-1 MCI - Porto subsHwang, Sainz ON W. Gomes, Varela OFF CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:27 BST67’ POR 0-1 MCI - Heart in mouthDonnarumma is closed down by W. Gomes and fortunately for him, the ball trickles out for a goal kick. City need to wake up CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:26 BST66’ POR 0-1 MCI - SaveFoden spreads play to Ndiaye, he cuts inside but his strike is straight at D. Costa. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:23 BST63’ POR 0-1 MCI - City subsAnderson, Ndiaye ON Cherki, Semenyo OFF CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:22 BST62’ POR 0-1 MCI - WideW. Gomes cuts inside but his strike is wide of the near post. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:18 BST58’ POR 0-1 MCI - CloseThe crowd thought that was in as Varela curls it towards goal. Fortunately for City, it flies wide of the post - just. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:14 BST54’ POR 0-1 MCI - ChanceKiwior's header across goal evades his teammates and goes out for a goal kick. CommentsJack FlinthamToday21:12 BST52’ POR 0-1 MCI - More Haaland historyThat was a lovely team goal from City, really well worked across the pitch and a simple header - another header! - from Haaland. That goal takes him to 166 City goals, moving him to joint-third alongside Tommy Johnson in the all-time club rankings. Erik Brook is in second place with 177, with Sergio Aguero out on his own in front.