Man City thrash Bayern 3-0 as Haaland reaches another milestone

Manchester, April 11 (BNA): Rodri scored a stunning goal and Erling Haaland set another record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 on Tuesday to continue their quest for their first Champions League title in the quarter-finals. man.

Haaland, who scored City’s third goal in the 76th minute, scored 45 goals in all competitions, a record for a single season for a player in the Premier League, ahead of Mohamed Salah and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Rodri put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead in the 27th minute when he cut in to beat midfielder Jamal Musiala and slotted a long-range shot into the top left corner behind Jan Sommer’s outstretched hand.

Rodri celebrated with a long knee slide on the rain-soaked lawn at the Etihad, while new Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel raised his hands on his way to his side’s biggest Champions League defeat since losing 3-0 to Paris Saint-Germain. in 2017.

“It was great for me to score my first goal in the Champions League,” Rodri told BT Sport. “At that moment we were struggling because they are a great, great team.”

“Sometimes we understand we can’t have 80%. They play too. We scored three goals and we could score four but it’s a great result.”

A completely even match turned in City’s favor midway through the second half, and Bernardo Silva scored the second goal in the 70th minute, heading in a Haaland cross. The Norwegian scored his goal after six minutes, shooting from close range.

Sommer had a busy night and was pressured early on, almost giving Haaland a goal in the 14th minute. The striker took a long time to clear the ball, and he put his foot to the ball two yards from the net, but it flew wide.

City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan had a fantastic chance in the 34th minute, but Sommer, who was on the ground, held his leg to save what looked like a set goal.

Ruben Dias’ strike in the second half appeared to be tied to the net, but Sommer turned it over the bar. However, he was powerless to stop Silva and then Haaland from completing the win.

Guardiola faced a familiar opponent in Tuchel, who was Chelsea manager when they beat City in the final in 2021.

The Spaniard won four Premier League titles, an FA Cup and four league titles with City, but European success eluded the coach, who won the title twice while in charge of Barcelona.

And his confidence will be high in his ability to end this drought ahead of the second leg, which will be played on April 19 at Munich’s Allianz Arena.

“We don’t think it’s over. It’s a good team and we’re happy with the performance, but we have to try to win the game,” Rodri added.

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