He Boys He stood up this Wednesday at City of Manchesterbut finally the team he leads Pep Guardiola continued its success in group G of the Champions League after winning 1-3 in Bern. The second objective of ‘citizen’ is allowed Erling Haaland break his Champions League drought, as he went five games without scoring in that tournament, where City defended the title. Then Haaland He completed his double, a great goal. In another group meeting, the Leipzig lost 3-1 red star.
Guardiola He left several starters on the bench in a match that wasn’t exactly the best of city, despite his usual dominance and clear success. The European champion made more mistakes than he usually does against a rival preparing to surprise a city who forgave that he didn’t usually do.
In any case, it is city the one who advanced on the scoreboard and did it thanks to Manuel Akanji in the 48th minute. A shot of Ruben Dias The goalkeeper of the Swiss team sent it to the crossbar, but the defender took advantage of the ball to score the first goal for the team. Pep Guardiola.
But Boys He had faith and, taking advantage of a poorly defended play by Manchester City, tied, opportunity to learn how to distance oneself, Elia in the 52nd minute, when receiving a good pass from Niasse.
However, the referee awarded a penalty Mohamed Camara about Rodri and changed it Haalandhis first goal in the Champions League since April 19, when he scored against Bavaria in the second round.
He City of Manchester I wanted to go on to finish deciding the match and, with the first ball I touched after coming in, Julian Alvarez scored after the combination with Haaland, but the goal was disallowed due to a previous foul after a VAR review.
So the Boys He still hopes to surprise us. Until Haaland, which was less beautiful than usual, was judged by a good goal, with a small dribble, with control on the right. The Norwegian star ended a drought of five games without scoring in the Champions League and with his double he led the city, who took another big step toward the second round. The city leads with 9 points, Leipzig 2nd with 6. Red Star and Young Boys They added just one point per head when the first round of this 2023-24 Champions League was played.
Source: La Verdad
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