Watch: Cancelo nets thunderbolt as City outmuscle Leipzig in 9-goal affair

Manchester City's Joao Cancelo (second left) celebrates with Phil Foden (left), Ilkay Gundogan (centre) and Ruben Dias (right) after scoring their side's fifth goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League, Group A match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Wednesday September 15, 2021.
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Manchester City extinguished three comeback attempts from RB Leipzig on Wednesday in a madcap 6-3 victory for the English champions.

And Joao Cancelo, one of the standout players for Pep Guardiola's side, scored the best goal of the evening with a vicious smash from distance.

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Christopher Nkunku starred for the visitors with Leipzig's first Champions League hat-trick, becoming just the third player after Lionel Messi and Jamie Vardy to bag a treble against Guardiola's Manchester City.

City's goals came courtesy of Nathan Ake, a disastrous Nordi Mukiele own goal, Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Cancelo, and Gabriel Jesus.

Paris Saint-Germain started Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe in the other Group A match but drew 1-1 at Club Brugge.

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