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Man City throw away 3-0 lead to draw with Feyenoord

The only other English sides to fail to win a Champions League game in which they were three-plus goals ahead were Arsenal v Anderlecht in 2014 (3-3) and Liverpool v Sevilla in 2017 (3-3)

Manchester City blew a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League as their wretched form continued at a stunned Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s side looked to be cruising after two goals from Erling Haaland and another from Ilkay Gundogan put the hosts into a commanding lead.

But the Dutch visitors staged a stunning comeback to take a point back to Rotterdam to the delight of their 5,000 travelling fans.

Anis Hadj Moussa took advantage of a mistake by Josko Gvardiol to score Feyenoord’s first goal, before substitute Santiago Gimenez chested in his side’s second goal in the 82nd minute to set up a grandstand finish.

The visitors completed a comeback to remember when David Hancko pounced in the 89th minute to leave City boss Guardiola shaking his head in disbelief.

Despite ending a five-match losing run, City head into Sunday’s game at title rivals Liverpool having failed to win their past six matches in all competitions.

Careless City punished for sloppy display

While Feyenoord fans celebrated wildly at the end, City’s players looked shell-shocked after another game to forget.

In the space of four weeks, Guardiola’s side have gone out of the EFL Cup, lost three Premier League games on the spin and dropped five points out of six in the Champions League.

This felt like a defeat at the end as City capitulated at the back after establishing a commanding lead.

Haaland set them on their way from the penalty spot after being fouled by Quinten Timber before Gundogan’s left-foot volley, which took a wicked deflection, doubled the lead soon after half-time.

When Haaland swept in to divert Matheus Nunes’ low cross over the line in the 53rd-minute, it looked all over as contest until Gvardiol’s careless pass allowed Feyenoord a route back.

It was another sloppy performance by a City side that has lost its way.

Guardiola wore a pained expression at the end.

City are 15th in the Champions League table – two points off an automatic spot into the last 16 – after dropping seven points from five matches.

The 2023 winners go to Juventus next in the competition on 11 December and then face Paris St-Germain away on 22 January before hosting Club Brugge in their final group phase match on 29 January.

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