UEFA /CL : Man City and Inter Milan took a nice option for the rest of the competition
On Tuesday, April 11, there were important soccer matches in the Champions League. Manchester City won 3-0 against Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan won 2-0 against Benfica in Lisbon.
The match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich was a big one in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. There were no African players in the starting lineup for Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola chose to play Bernardo Silva instead of Riyad Mahrez on the right side of the field. Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting was also unable to play due to an injury. On the other side, it was surprising to see Sadio Mané starting the game on the bench.
The balance quickly tipped in favor of Manchester City. In front of their home crowd, Kevin De Bruyne’s teammates showed an impressive collective strength that totally extinguished the Bavarians.
Rodri’s shot into the top corner (27th) was the first of many goals for the Citizens on this European night. In the second half, the Bayern Munich defenders multiplied the technical waste like the French Dayot Upamecano who tore in his area and allows Erling Haaland to serve perfectly Bernardo Silva (70th) to double the score.
The French defender was in doubt and completely disoriented. Aware of the importance of scoring as many goals as possible at home before travelling to Munich in a week’s time, one name was missing from the scoreboard : Erling Haaland (76th). Europe’s top scorer pops up to stun Thomas Tuchel’s men.
With 45 goals, the Norwegian striker becomes the first player in the Premier League to score so many goals in all competitions in one season.
Although Sadio Mané came on later in the 69th minute, the Senegalese was transparent like his teammates. Manchester City takes a good option before the return leg on April 19.
