Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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City were twice pegged back by the enterprising Germans, who are managed by their former defender Martin Demichelis, but Haaland settled the contest 12 minutes from time.
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Haaland → peg → time
City had taken the lead with an own goal from Castello Lukeba but the hosts quickly levelled through Ridle Baku.
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hosts → take → Baku
Enzo Fernandez restored the lead but City needed Haaland’s late intervention to secure victory after the impressive Antonio Nusa struck a second equaliser.
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Nusa → restore → equaliser
Despite the win, it was not a night City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will care to remember.
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Donnarumma → care → win
Leipzig took the game to City early on and Nusa troubled the Italian with a shot from the edge of the box which he fumbled over the crossbar.
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he → take → crossbar
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Nusa was then involved in a break down the right which led to an opportunity for the inrushing David Raum but his effort was blocked.
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effort → read → Raum
Christoph Baumgartner then went close with a curling effort from distance and Brajan Gruda also fired wide from a dangerous position.
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Gruda → go → position
City began to settle and Phil Foden curled an effort narrowly wide but they benefited from a huge stroke of luck to take the lead in the 37th minute.
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they → begin → minute
Nico O’Reilly raced on to a long ball from Rayan Cherki but his cutback appeared wasteful.
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cutback → race → Cherki
Lukeba, however, did not realise he was under no pressure and ended up bundling the ball into his own net.
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he → realise → net
Leipzig regrouped at half-time and returned in determined fashion with Nusa and Baumgartner both forcing saves out of Donnarumma.
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Nusa → regroup → Donnarumma
But the City goalkeeper was badly caught out when he strayed off his line as Baku broke down the left.
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Baku → catch → left
He may have been anticipating a cross as Baku reached the byline and rifled in a shot at his near post.
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Baku → anticipate → post
Leipzig could have had another moments later as Nusa played in Ezechiel Banzuzi with a backheel but he missed the target.
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he → have → target
City rallied and Haaland got his first chance of the game as a Cherki pass was deflected to him but Maarten Vandevoordt kept out the Norwegian’s snap-shot.
They regained the lead after Leipzig allowed Iliman Ndiaye too much space on the left and he whipped in a cross for Fernandez to head home.
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Fernandez → rally → cross
Again City could not hold on to the advantage as Nusa drilled a low shot across goal to equalise from a clever pass by Christopher Nkunku.
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Nusa → hold → Nkunku
But Haaland, despite a largely quiet night, was not to be denied and raced in at the back post to slide home Elliot Anderson’s superb low ball into the box.
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Haaland → deny → box
Both sides hit the woodwork in the closing stages, with Donnarumma almost embarrassed again as Raum’s free-kick looped over him and struck the bar.
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kick → hit → bar
Cherki also thumped against the bar at the other end.
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Cherki → thump → end