Erling Haaland is fit and in top form just in time for the Champions League cracker against FC Bayern. At the dress rehearsal against Southampton, he presented himself artistically.
After surviving a groin injury, the Norwegian scored twice in the English football champions’ confident 4-1 (1-0) win at bottom FC Southampton. Coach Pep Guardiola’s team welcomes FC Bayern to the first leg of the quarter-finals in the premier class on Tuesday (from 9:00 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online).
“I’m very happy with his performance after his injury,” said Guardiola after the game. “The first half wasn’t at our best level but he changed the game.” With regard to the match against Bayern coached by Thomas Tuchel, the former Munich coach said about Haaland: “We need him.”
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The former Dortmund player took the lead in the city shortly before the half-time whistle. After Jack Grealish made it 2-0 (58th minute), the 22-year-old increased the lead to 3-0 (68th) with a spectacular lateral pull following Grealish’s preliminary work. For Haaland it was already the 30th goal of the season. After Sékou Mara’s 1:3 (72nd), Argentina’s world champion Julian Alvarez scored the final 4:1 with a penalty kick (75th).
With 67 points, Manchester City are currently five points behind leaders Arsenal. The “Gunners” are guests on Sunday (from 5.30 p.m. in the t-online live ticker) at Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool.
