Manchester City suffered a tough test away to RB Leipzig in the early hours of Thursday morning in a UEFA Europa League Group G showdown. However, under the skillful adjustments of leader Pep Guardiola, substitutes Zulian Ivaris and Shelly Medougou scored twice in the last seven minutes of the game to help City win 3-1 in a come-from-behind victory to secure the top spot in the group stage with two wins.
City controlled the game strongly, but after Phil Cotton took the lead in the 25th minute, Enin Zaharant missed a number of good scoring chances only to have Obinda equalize in the 48th minute. Faced with the deadlock, Guardiola brought on Zulian Ivaris and Shelly Medougou at the end of the second half. In the 84th minute, Shelly Medougou struck from the left, and Zulian Ivaris met the ball smartly inside the penalty box and fired the ball into the corner of the net; then, in stoppage time, City mounted a quick counterattack, and this time, it was Shelly Medougou who took the ball from Zulian Ivaris, and went in alone to seal the win, 3-1.
