Erling Haaland scored an audacious back-heel volley as Manchester City eased to a comfortable 5-0 win over Sparta Praha in the Champions League.
Phil Foden took less than three minutes to fire City ahead with his first attack, but it took until just before the hour for Haaland's acrobatics to extend the lead further.
John Stones' header then made it three before a fine second from Haaland – his 44th Champions League goal in 42 appearances -- and a late penalty for Matheus Nunes rounded off a handsome victory.
Pep Guardiola's side have now won two of our three Champions League matches so far, as we hold our place in the top eight sides that qualify automatically for the last 16.
On another match, Raphinha's brilliant hat-trick led the way in an emphatic 5-1 victory over Bayern Munich to put an end to Barcelona's losing run in this fixture.
The Blaugrana, beaten in their last six meetings with the Bavarian side, got off to a dream start in the opening minute when the Brazilian international rounded Manuel Neuer after latching onto a Fermin Lopez through ball.
Harry Kane equalised with an acrobatic volley before former Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski curled in a cool finish from Lopez's clever touch. Barça skipper Raphinha sealed the result to leave with the match ball, scoring two impressive strikes in the space of 11 minutes either side of half-time.
Elsewhere, substitute Marcus Thuram scored three minutes into added time to give Inter a 1-0 win over Young Boys. The Nerazzurri saw Marko Arnautovic superbly denied from the penalty spot by David von Ballmoos as the Young Boys keeper leapt to block the rebound from Denzel Dumfries.
In response, a fine solo run by Joel Monteiro ended with the home forward striking against the foot of a post. But on a night where the sides shared over 35 attempts on goal, it was Thuram who stole in to connect with Federico Dimarco's cross, denying Young Boys a first point of the league phase and securing Inter's second win.
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