Munich, April 19 (BNA): Manchester City qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich on Wednesday and achieved a 4-1 aggregate victory, which made it a step closer to achieving its elusive first title in the English Premier League. a race.
He replaced City striker Erling Haaland, who missed a penalty kick in the first half, in the 57th minute, to score his 48th goal in all competitions this season to settle the tie before Bayern equalized with Joshua Kimmich from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.
According to Reuters, this was City’s fifteenth consecutive match without defeat in all competitions, and coach Pep Guardiola’s team, who lost the 2021 final, will face defending champions Real Madrid in the round of four.
It was also the tenth time that Guardiola had reached the semi-finals as a manager, a new record.
“I’m very happy because I’ve reached the semi-finals three times in a row (with City),” Guardiola said. “I didn’t expect (Bayern) differently, I saw how good they are.”
“In this competition it’s the details. In these two games, at the right moments, we were there,” said Guardiola, who coached Bayern from 2013 to 2016.
“In the second half we adjusted a few things and from the first minute of the second half we felt a lot more in control.”
Bayern always had a mountain to climb after losing 3-0 in the first leg, but got off to a solid start.
Kingsley Coman was a constant source of danger on the wing, keeping City’s defenders busy, and the home side’s biggest chance came in the 17th minute when Leroy Sane tapped in Jamal Musiala’s pass but pulled his shot wide by goalkeeper Ederson only to beat it.
The Bavarians, who were knocked out of the German Cup two weeks ago after the arrival of coach Thomas Tuchel, were given a break after a minute when defender Dayot Upamecano was sent off at the start after receiving a straight red card for another foul against Haaland.
However, a review of the video assistant referee confirmed that the attacker was offside and canceled the expulsion of the Bayern Munich defender.
Upamecano, who was heavily criticized for his mistake that led to City’s second goal in the first leg, was less fortunate a little later when he was penalized for handball.
Haaland sent a penalty high over the bar, a rare mistake for the Norwegian striker this season, but he did a much better job after the start of the second half.
After combining well with Kevin De Bruyne, Haaland outlasted a beleaguered Upamecano, before squeezing past goalkeeper Jan Sommer, setting a new record after scoring in just 27 appearances to reach 35 goals in Europe’s premier club competition.
City’s goal was Bayern’s first home goal in the entire competition this season, and the home side, who had only the Bundesliga title left, got the equalizer when Kimmich kicked home a penalty kick.
“It’s really annoying that we didn’t top all the chances we had,” Kimmich said. I was hoping to see how this match would have gone if we had made it 1-0 at half-time.”
Their frustrating evening was completed when Tuchel was sent off after a second booking in the 86th minute.
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