Haaland on target as Man City cruise into Champions League quarter-finals, Madrid edge past Leipzig

07 Mar

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City duels Kevin Diks of FC Copenhagen during the UEFA Champions League match at Etihad Stadium on 6 March 2024. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

Manchester City cruised into a seventh consecutive Champions League quarter-final as a much-changed side still put FC Copenhagen to the sword 3-1 on Wednesday to progress 6-2 on aggregate.

Goals from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez killed the tie as a contest inside 10 minutes before Erling Haaland drilled in his 29th goal of the season.

In the evening's other match in Madrid, Real Madrid advanced with a 1-1 second-leg draw against RB Leipzig. It saw the Spanish giants progress 2-1 on aggregate.

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