Manchester City expects a revenge match in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bayern Munich in the second leg of the 2022-23 Champions League quarterfinals held at the Allianz Arena in Germany on the 20th (Korean time).
Manchester City,메이저놀이터 who went on an expedition to Munich after winning the first leg 3-0 at home, finished the fight in the quarterfinals with Elling Haaland’s opening goal in the 12th minute of the second half. Although they gave up an equalizer to Joshua Kimmich 7 minutes before the end, they took a ticket to the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate lead in the first and second games.
Manchester City vows revenge. The opponent in the quarterfinals is Real Madrid, who suffered the pain of being eliminated on the same stage a year ago. Manchester City and Real Madrid met last season in the semi-finals of the Champions League and played a slugfest. Manchester City won 4-3 at home but lost 1-3 away to Real Madrid 5-6 on aggregate.
The part that Manchester City can shout ‘this time is different’ is the presence of Haaland. Haaland didn’t stop running even against Bayern Munich. Although he missed a penalty kick in the first half, he showed off his killer instinct by scoring without missing a mistake by opposing defender Dayo Upa Meccano in the second half.
After scoring his 12th Champions League goal this season, Manchester City fans exclaimed that he was a “big game player”. Manchester City, which has been frustrated on the threshold of winning the Champions League in the past two seasons, Haaland, who consistently scores goals on the big stage, is coming with greater power than ever.
Manager Pep Guardiola also praised Haaland as “an amazing scoring machine” after he broke the net after a missed goal. In addition, it was expected that the missed penalty kick would stimulate him more. “Anyone can miss,” Guardiola said. “Haaland is still 22 years old. He will learn more and next time he will handle it more safely.”