Manchester City strengthened their grip on top spot in Champions League Group G with a commanding 5-0 victory over Copenhagen at the Etihad Stadium, extending their unbeaten home streak in the competition to 22 matches.Pep Guardiola made five changes to the City side that dismantled rivals Manchester United 6-3 last time out, but there were no signs of rust in the opening exchanges, with the hosts finding an early breakthrough after just seven minutes. João Cancelo’s low cross was deflected into the path of Erling Haaland, and with his first touch of the contest, the Norwegian composed himself to fire a clinical strike beyond Kamil Grabara.City continued to assert their authority on proceedings, as the visitors desperately looked to avoid further damage. Bernardo Silva saw a powerful strike cannon against the base of the post, while Haaland, İlkay Gündoğan, and Jack Grealish all had efforts superbly thwarted by Grabara. The second goal finally arrived just after the half-hour mark, as Haaland again found himself in the right place at the right time to tap home from inside the six-yard box.The dominant hosts looked determined to extend their advantage before halftime, and added a fortunate third when Sergio Gómez’s driven delivery was diverted into his own net by Davit Khocholava. With the luxury of a three-goal lead, City opted to rest Haaland for the second half, leaving Riyad Mahrez on penalty-taking duties to confidently convert his side’s fourth after Marko Stamenic hauled down Aymeric Laporte.With time ticking into the final half-hour, the Citizens gradually took their foot off the gas, but they were still able to score a brilliant late fifth when Grealish charged through midfield to slide in Mahrez, who took a touch before squaring to Julián Álvarez to slot in his first UCL goal. The result leaves City top of Group G with three wins from three, meanwhile Copehagen drop to the bottom of the standings, five points adrift of Borussia Dortmund in second.In Spain, the nightmare of Seville continues. Borussia Dortmund solidified second spot Group G with an emphatic 4-1 win over struggling Sevilla and ended a run of three consecutive away losses across all competitions.With just one win from their seven La Liga contests so far this term, Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui’s position was already under threat – now he is the ex-manager. The Andalusians’ lack of domestic form has seeped into their European adventures and, after failing to pick up a win from their opening two UCL fixtures, Lopetegui’s troops took to the field knowing that anything but a win would see them move closer to being dumped out of successive UEFA group stages for the first time ever.As such, Sevilla’s start wouldn’t have pleased their Basque-born coach as a rocketed strike from Raphaël Guerreiro left goalkeeper Yassine Bounou clutching at thin air with just six minutes gone.The manager had his head in his hands after Alexander Meyer produced a fantastic double save to deny the hosts just minutes later before Youssef En Nesyri saw his red card rescinded after a VAR intervention. Sevilla looked prone to the Dortmund counterattack throughout and saw the deficit extended when Jude Bellingham, who has now scored in his last three UCL appearances, finished coolly from the left-hand side before Karim Adeyemi’s tap-in threatened a rout before halftime.Sevilla would bounce back shortly after the break, however, after En Nesyri’s towering header gave his side hope. Despite the sweltering conditions, Sevilla used their goal as a springboard for further attacks and Alex Telles ought to have done better when slipped through by Érik Lamela. Peppering the Dortmund net, Sevilla would see further chances go begging and were unable to grab a second before Dortmund recomposed themselves in the closing stages and struck a killer blow through Julian Brandt’s superb header to seal the victory.Manager Edin Terzić will be delighted, as Dortmund triumphed over Sevilla once again after they beat the Spanish outfit in the 2020/21 edition’s Round of 16. The result keeps Dortmund in a position to apply pressure to Manchester City in top spot.🚨 OFFICIAL: Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as manager of Sevilla. (Source: @SevillaFC) pic.twitter.com/9mW53DOPun— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) October 5, 2022 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGroup stage, matchday 3TuesdayBayern Munich – Plzen 5-0 (3-0)/Sane 7,50, Gnabry 13, Mane 21, Choupo-Moting 59/Marseille – Sporting 4-1 (3-1)/Sanchez 13, Harit 16, Balerdi 28, Mbemba 84 – Trincao 1/Ajax – Napoli 1-6 (1-3)/Kudus 9 – Raspadori 18,47, Di Lorenzo 33, Zielinski 45, Khvicha 63, Simeone 81/Liverpool – Rangers 2-0 (1-0)/Trent Alexander-Arnold 7, Salah 53/Club Brugge – Atl. Madrid 2-0 (1-0)/Sowah 36, Jutgla 62/Porto – Leverkusen 2-0 (0-0)/Sanusi 69, Galeno 86/Inter – Barcelona 1-0 (1-0)/Calhanoglu 45+2/Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham 0-0WednesdaySalzburg – Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 (0-0)/Okafor 71 pen/RB Leipzig – Celtic 3-1 (1-0)/Nkunku 27, Silva 64, 77 – Jota 47/Chelsea – Milan 3-0 (1-0)/Fofana 24, Aubameyang, James/Real Madrid – Shakhtar 2-1 (2-1)/Rodrygo 13, Vinicius Jr 28 – Zubkov 39/Man.City – Copenhagen 5-0 (3-0)/Haaland 7, 32, Khocholava 39 og, Mahrez 55pen, Alvarez 76/Sevilla – Dortmund 1-4 (0-3)/En Nesyri 51 – Guerreiro 6, Bellingham 41, Adeyemi 43, Brandt 75/Benfica – PSG 1-1 (1-1)/Danilo 41 og – Messi 22/Juventus – Maccabi Haifa 3-1 (2-1)/Rabiot 35, 83, Vlahovic 50 – David 75/©FlashScore
