Without curfew and riding in the carriage of the current European champion, Erling Haaland arrive in time to visit the ‘Cinderella’ of the Champions League round of 16: a Copenhagen who surprised the group stage by being in the lead Galatasaray… and Manchester United!
This time, the Danes will welcome their neighbors from citywith the Haaland gala dress for the occasion. Once he overcomes a painful stress injury to his foot that left him KO for almost two months, the Scandinavian prince is ready to make a comeback in his fetish competition. This is proven by the 40 goals he scored in just 35 games.
With the gunpowder that ignites after his double sa Everton (2-0), Haaland lead the attack of a City of Manchester counting their matches by victories in this Champions League (6/6 and 18 goals scored).
De Bruyne, OK too
Some clean numbers than those Pep Guardiola they did without Kevin de Bruyne, was not published in this edition due to a hamstring tear that sidelined him from August to January. Or what’s the same. Pep Guardiola will have his entire arsenal at his disposal to form an eleven whose only doubt seems to be in between Phil Foden or the fast Jeremy Doku.
His counterpart on the bench cannot say the same. Copenhagen, Jacob Neestrupwho will not be able to count on the midfielder due to suspension Lukas Lerager, the lions’ leading continental scorer with three goals. But that will not be the biggest setback for the Copenhagen coach, whose students have not played an official match for two months due to the winter break in northern European competitions. The hardest yet for a ‘Cinderella’ who, yes, has been swept away United.
Possible lineups:
Copenhagen-Manchester City
Copenhagen: Recorder; Ankersen, Vavro, Diks, Jelert; Falk, Diogo Gonçalves, Claesson; Elyounoussi, Achouri and Bardghji
City of Manchester:Ederson; Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Stones, Aké; Rodri, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Julián Álvarez, Doku and Haaland
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
stadium: Parken Stadion, 9:00 pm (Movistar Champions League).
Source: La Verdad
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