With the tie finely poised after the first leg in Germany ended 1-1 last month, the pressure was on Pep Guardiola’s side against the Bundesliga’s third best side. Yet a virtuoso performance from Haaland blew the opposition away.
The Norwegian scored a first half hat-trick; a penalty, close-range finish stemming from his pressing of the goalkeeper, and a scrappy third after Leipzig had cleared the ball off the line.
Haaland scored twice more after the break from close range after Ilkay Gundogan had bagged the fourth from City, as RB Leipzig collapsed – unable to deal with the home side’s quality or intensity, with Kevin de Bruyne adding a seventh late on.
Here are six talking points from a historic evening at the Etihad.
Haaland breaks Champions League record
Haaland’s remarkable five-goal haul ensured he moved beyond the 30-goal mark in the Champions League, becoming the youngest goal scorer in the competition to reach that milestone.