"The first opening fell the visitors' way inside 30 seconds, Savinho exchanging a one-two with Haaland when the latter perhaps should have taken the shot on himself. But the Norwegian would not be denied for long. And for the 12th game in succession for club and country, Haaland found the back of the net when he was found in the box by Rico Lewis. City's number nine made no mistake, rifling home his 24th goal for club and country this season."
"It wasn't long before City doubled their lead. Savinho picked out Silva in the middle of the area and the Portuguese playmaker nodded in for his first goal of the season. Villarreal responded well after the break, but they failed to reduce the deficit. The closest the hosts came to a goal came from Tani Oluwaseyi when he rattled the post from a corner, but City saw out the contest to make it nine games without defeat in all competitions."
Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 17th minute from a Rico Lewis assist, marking his 12th straight game with a goal and his 24th this season. Bernardo Silva doubled the lead five minutes before halftime with a header for his first goal of the season. Manchester City controlled the match at Estadio de la Ceramica and secured a 2-0 victory over Villarreal. The win moved City up to fifth in their Champions League group and extended their unbeaten run to nine matches. Villarreal created late chances but failed to score and remain winless in Europe this campaign.
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