Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City returned to the field after a half-time tunnel bust-up to open their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win at Porto.
Tensions boiled over in the aftermath of a Marc Guehi clash with Porto’s Gabri Veiga late in the opening period at the Estadio do Dragao, leading to security staff stepping in as players and officials headed down the tunnel.
Haaland brushed off the furore to nod home after 47 minutes but City needed to cling on for much of the second half of a testing league phase encounter played largely in pouring rain.
open image in galleryPorto roared back and created a number of clear-cut opportunities but Haaland finally calmed nerves when he prodded home his second in stoppage time.
There was a further coming-together of players shortly before the final whistle, which was sounded to much relief from the visiting ranks, signalling a winning start in the competition under Enzo Maresca.
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