Just over a week until the Champions League final, City of Manchester and Inter Milan finalize the details of the big event that will take place in Istanbul. One of the great incentives for the clash of titans is to be seen at the table Haaland and Lautaro Martinezthe two most fit battering rams on the European scene.
Haaland, the goal beast
It’s no secret that the Norwegian attacker broke the mold in his first season with the ‘citizen’ team. The numbers of Haaland they are scary and it is not for less, he has managed to score up to 52 goals in all competitions. In the Champions League, the celestial ogre did not leave a puppet with a head, reaching to 12 targets in the 10 games played, in the absence of the grand final on June 10. It should not be forgotten that a large part of the blame for the fact that the team led by Guardiola won their third league in a row rests on the tremendous goalscoring numbers of the former player of Dortmund.
Named player of the year in Premier League, where he broke the competition’s goal record with 36 goals, Erling Haaland also wants to seize the MVP of this edition of the Champions League. For many, the Norwegian has achieved more than enough merits to be a prime candidate for the next Ballon d’Or after his spectacular season. However, a tough competitor has emerged who wants to be crowned in Europe after doing the same in Qatar.
Lautaro, for the double crown in six months
Lautaro Martinez signed off on a terrific final stretch of the season, putting in superb performances that led Inter Milan to the final step of Europe’s top competition. The Argentine striker was reborn after the World Cup where he was declared World Champion with Argentina. Despite this, the striker from the albiceleste was one of the men most criticized for his irregularity during the great World Cup event.
All his complexities were shed as the days passed after the World Cup break, Lautaro gained more and more fame both in A series as in the highest competition in Europe. In fact, the 25-year-old equaled his best scoring record in the Italian competition, with 21 goals. Furthermore, the spear of Inter de Milan he was the key for the ‘nerazzurro’ team to win the Italian Cup against Fiorentina after scoring a brace a few days ago (1-2).
In this way, it is clear that both forwards have arrived at the best moment, with the need to show the whole world what they are capable of and bring the long-awaited orejona to their showcases. Although all the lights may be focused at first Erling HaalandIt should not be forgotten that the international with Norway will face a player who is living the best moment of his career and wants to extend the legend of Inter on the old continent.
Source: La Verdad
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