And off we go in Germany. City need a draw to win the group, Dortmund near a draw to advance into the last 16, but both will be going all out for the three points.

Chelsea

Austria-born Mateo Kovacic, speaking to BT Sport, on scoring in Salzburg: "It's nice to score where I was born. My parents were here and my friends.

"We knew they would come out strongly in the second half but we reacted very well. It's important we go through and now we concentrate on the next game.

"I don't score many but this goal was a nice one. I always say it's important the team wins and less important who scores."

James McFadden
Former Scotland forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

Could Haaland be the difference for Man City for them to go and win the Champions League for the first time? I think he can.

Jude Bellingham is much loved here at Dortmund and this is an opportunity for him to show how good he is against a top side like Man City.

• Across the first four matchdays in the Champions League this season, no player has been directly involved in more goals than Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (five goals) or Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham (four goals, one assist).
• Only one team have prevented Borussia Dortmund from scoring in their last 20 games in the Champions League (0-4 v Ajax in October 2021). The German side have averaged 1.9 goals per game in this run, netting 38 times overall.
• Borussia Dortmund have only lost two of their last 14 home games in the UEFA Champions League (won eight, drew four), although one of those defeats came against Manchester City in April 2021 (1-2 in the quarter-final second leg).
• Manchester City have won 14 of their last 16 Champions League matches against German teams (drew one, lost one) but did lose their last away game there 2-1 against RB Leipzig. City have won 16 games against German opponents in the competition, six more than against any other nation.

A clear evening in Germany.

After those wins for Chelsea and Sevilla earlier on, this is how it stands in the four groups where we have action tonight.

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Chelsea

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, speaking to BT Sport, about Mateo Kovacic's opening goal: "It was a great finish, I couldn't believe it to be honest! To get that first goal was important and helped us out and gave us confidence in the game."

On making his first Champions League start: "It's a really proud moment, I wanted to give a good performance and for us to get the win. Hopefully I can push on after this.

"Every game is very important and we've got a lot of them so everyone needs to be ready. Hopefully we can carry on in the form we're in."

Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis, Nielsen Gracenote: "Manchester City are already certain of their place in the Champions League knockout phase but are not certain of winning Group G and being seeded in the last-16 draw.

After dropping points in Copenhagen, City's chance of finishing top of the group is down to 92% according to Gracenote's Euro Club Index., external

Tonight's opponents Borussia Dortmund are the only team that can stop City winning the group but they will need to win tonight's encounter to have a chance of topping Group G."

James McFadden
Former Scotland forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

Erling Haaland is still young, he's such a physical specimen that he is going to pick up niggles. His development in terms of physicality happened when he was really young. We can see on the pitch what he does, his goal return is absolutely incredible.

Man City and Pep Guardiola have a job to make sure that he is able to train to the levels required and be available for the games. He is such a huge player for Man City already that he has to play. If you give him opportunities, he will score goals, no doubt about it.

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Manchester City took on Borussia Dortmund at Etihad Stadium on matchday two and the German side took the lead through England midfielder Jude Bellingham before City scored twice in the last 10 minutes, through John Stones and Erling Haaland to win 2-1.

The Norway striker scored 86 times in 89 games for Dortmund between 2020 and 2022 before moving to City in the summer in a £51m move and has netted 22 times in only 15 appearances in all competitions for Pep Guardiola's side.

Defender Manuel Akanji, who followed Haaland from Dortmund to City in the summer, said: “I’m happy he’s in the same team as I am and he’s scoring the goals for our team.

“It’s so important what he brings to us - he finishes the attacks that we create as a team."

If Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City is half as good as Salzburg v Chelsea then we've had a cracker of an evening.

Certainly beats watching Eastenders.

That game is next and our colleagues at 5 Live are in place at Westfalenstadion...

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Chelsea should have made the game a lot easier for themselves than they did. The squad will have a real belief after this performance with Graham Potter as manager moving forward.

Sevilla win in the other early kick-off. Youssef En-Nesyri had put them ahead against Copenhagen with a glancing header in the first half and ex-Real Madrid winger Isco doubled Sevilla's lead, curling in a lovely strike from the edge of the penalty area.

That goal came in the 88th minutes and the hosts grab another one in the second minute of stoppage time with Gonzalo Montiel converting a rebound after ex-Tottenham man Erik Lamela had an effort parried.

Copenhagen's game ended badly with David Khocholava sent off for a horrible challenge that saw him rake his studs on Isco's calf.

It means Sevilla stay in contention for a last-16 spot, but need Manchester City to beat Borussia Dortmund later on.

The German side are two points ahead of Sevilla and have a better head-to-head record so only need to draw against Pep Guardiola's team to advance into the last 16.

Copenhagen, who hit the post through Viktor Claesson and crossbar through Kevin Diks, remain without a goal in the group stages and will not be playing European football in the early part of 2023.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

The game was won by two moments of absolute brilliance from these Chelsea players. The first half, they showed what they were capable of and they looked bright and exciting in the final third. In the second half, they had to grind this out and stand up to severe pressure from Salzburg in the last 15 minutes. They did it, they made some good blocks, they did it as a team. Graham Potter will be really pleased with this result tonight.

The final whistle goes! And that means Chelsea are through to the knockout stages of the Champions League yet again.

An entertaining game goes the way of the Blues, thanks to superb goals either side of half-time from Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz.

In the birthplace of Mozart, it was Chelsea who played with melodic beauty.

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Into the final minute. Chelsea can smell the knockout stage.

Speculative punt goalwards from Jorginho as we tick towards full-time.

Chelsea go into the corner where Armando Broja has to try and fight off three Salzburg defenders.

The gang of silver shirts win that scrap.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

If you only have a one goal advantage, the opposition are going to flood forward with minutes left in the match.

Not sure what Roko Simic does to annoy Kepa, but the Chelsea keeper lightly shoves him in the back.

Earns him a yellow card and perhaps wastes a few more vital seconds.