ERLING Haaland found the net for a 12th consecutive game to maintain his incredible goalscoring streak and help Manchester City end their winless away run in the Champions League with victory at Villarreal.
Haaland’s blistering form has now seen him score 24 goals in 14 games for club and country this season, as City claimed three points on the road in Europe for the first time in over a year.
The Norwegian’s goal to open the scoring was that of a striker with deadly instincts, darting ahead of marker Juan Foyth and converting a first-time finish from Rico Lewis’ low cross.
City had opportunities from the off – Haaland headed wide inside two minutes and Jeremy Doku tested Luiz Junior within the first few seconds with a low strike that the home goalkeeper batted away.
Pep Guardiola’s side dominated the first half and captain Bernardo Silva deservedly doubled the advantage before half-time, planting a free header into the net from Savinho’s cross.
Villarreal attempted to get back into the game in the second half as Pape Gueye stung the palms of Gianluigi Donnarumma and former Chelsea defender Renato Veiga headed against the post late on, but City emerged victorious.

Analysis: Man City building up momentum
Tuesday’s triumph at Villarreal extended City’s unbeaten run in all competitions to nine games and they are well placed in fifth position in the group phase of the Champions League, winning two and drawing the other of their three matches.
They are already showing an improvement on their performance last season when they finished in 22nd place to go into the play-offs, where they were knocked out by Real Madrid.
They face the La Liga giants on their next European away trip in December, heading into that match having ended a run of five without victory on the road in the competition.
City’s previous Champions League win outside Manchester came on 1 October 2024 in their 4-0 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava but they never looked in any trouble against Villarreal.
The early chances set the tempo and scoring two goals in the first half allowed City to control and see out the contest in the second period, showcasing their growing confidence.
Ruthless striker Haaland loves scoring goals against any team but particularly enjoys facing Spanish opposition, having now netted nine goals in as many games against opponents from La Liga.
Boss Guardiola continues to take pleasure in playing Villarreal too as he has never tasted defeat against the opponents in nine meetings.
One concern will be an apparent injury to midfielder Nico Gonzalez, who himself has been playing in the absence of Rodri, hobbling off just short of the hour mark.