Man City has just received fantastic news, allowing Pep Guardiola’s instructors and pupils to greet Bayern Munich confidently in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Man City will play Southampton in the Premier League’s next round after defeating Liverpool 4-1 in round 29. In reality, when the opponent is ranked bottom, 3 points are within reach for Pep Guardiola’s instructors and pupils.
The blue half of Manchester is most interested in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich, which is being played at home, although that tournament surely presents many hurdles to the reigning champion. Football opponent from England.
Man City has lately got some fantastic news. As a result, key striker Erling Haaland was allowed to resume training today (April 5). As he appears in front of the camera, the Norwegian striker is plainly at ease, with a steady grin on his lips.
That demonstrates that his groin injury has healed entirely. As a result, the 22-year-old star is completely capable of resurfacing when Manchester City takes on Southampton before traveling to the big f/i/g/h/t with Bayern Munich on the European stage.
Haaland’s comeback is certainly what Pep Guardiola, the club’s leadership, and The Citizens supporters are looking forward to, as the Norwegian striker has been outstanding since the start of the season.
The 22-year-old player delivered 42 goals and 5 assists to the squad in 37 appearances across all competitions. Most recently, Haaland scored 5/7 goals for his club against RB Leipzig, a German representative in the Champions League.
As a result, he is the Etihad Stadium team’s biggest hope in the match against Bayern.
Haaland was missing from the match against Liverpool on April 1 due to an injury. Despite the absence of a crucial player, Manchester City’s attack had a joyous night, with a decisive 4-1 victory at home.
SURPRISE: Man City has a better record without Haaland
Although Haaland is Manchester City’s main striker this season, u/n/e/x/p/e/c/t/e/d statistics show that The Citizens have a better record if this star does not play.
Erling Haaland is an extremely profitable deal for Manchester City when they only need to spend 60 million euros to recruit him from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022. In his first season at the Etihad Stadium, the Norwegian star demonstrated the quality of a true goal-scoring machine, thereby giving up 42 goals after only 37 appearances in all competitions.
Despite being an influential striker, u/n/e/x/p/e/c/t/e/d statistics show that without the service of Erling Haaland, the green half of Manchester has achieved better results. Specifically, The Citizens won 6 out of 7 times the striker born in 2000 was absent this season, reaching a rate of up to 85%.
In the great w/a/r with Liverpool last weekend, although the Norwegian striker had to become an unwilling spectator due to an injury, this did not affect the bravery and strength of the incumbent. English Premier League champion. After 90 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, they easily crushed the opponent with a jubilant 4-1 victory.
The only time Manchester City did not win when Haaland was absent in the fifth season was in a 0-0 draw against Copenhagen in the Champions League group stage last October. Unlike the 85%, when the former Dortmund star was on the field, Man City only achieved a win rate of 68%, equivalent to 25 victories out of 37 matches.
The 2022/23 season still witnessed the stable and impressive face of coach Pep Guardiola’s teachers and students. Up to now, they have only received 6 defeats in all competitions, but in all 6 matches, Haaland participated but could not help The Citizens save the situation.
At this time, the Norwegian star is still in the process of recovering from an injury and it is not clear when he can return to play. On the side of Man City, after a jubilant victory over Liverpool, coach Pep Guardiola’s army maintained pressure on Arsenal’s leading position with 8 points less but also played 1 match behind the opponent.
