The Reds got the perfect start by netting after just six minutes as Darwin Nunez guided in a lovely finish from the edge of the box to end a run of 12 club games without a goal.
Real Madrid equal Santos' record for number of consecutive games with a goal at 73 and also grabbed three points in what was, at times, a comfortable victory over Real Sociedad.
He has bagged 114 goals in 251 games for the Serie A giants, winning the league title in 2021, claiming two Coppa Italia and reaching the Champions League final last season.
With a lovely soaring strike from close to the area's edge by Mateo Kovacic, City doubled their lead in more than an hour. Haaland's penalty, following Jeremy Doku's foul by Fred Onyedinma, effectively ended the match.
Just some minutes after Friday night's Payporte Arena games was concluded, Teddy A simply told Ahneeka, to not be silly - this, Ahneeka misintepreted and all hell was let loose.
And just four minutes after the break Dortmund were level as Aubameyang dinked a lovely finish over Keylor Navas after his initial effort had been saved by the Madrid goalkeeper.