Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has expressed his love for the UEFA Champions League following his team’s last game in the competition.
The Citizens earned a comprehensive 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their quarter-final clash at the Etihad on Tuesday (April 11). Pep Guardiola now has a resounding lead over his former team ahead of the second leg in Germany next Wednesday (April 19).
After the match, Haaland took to Twitter to share a photo of him celebrating his goal against Bayern, captioning it:
“Nothing but pure love for this competition! 🔵 #mancity #UCL”
The Norwegian notably scored Manchester City’s third goal of the night on 76 minutes. Just six minutes earlier he had set Bernardo Silva up with an excellent cross, which the Portuguese midfielder headed home.
The double helped the hosts put three goals up, having opened the scoring with a thunderous goal from Rodri in the 27th minute. Haaland, meanwhile, has as many as 45 goals and six assists in 39 games in all competitions, a record season for a Premier League player.
Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City’s performance against Bayern Munich at the Etihad
Pep Guardiola enjoyed one of his best games in the UEFA Champions League this Tuesday as manager of Manchester City. A game many anticipated to be close ended in a resounding victory for the reigning Premier League champions.
Guardiola praised his team for their performance against tough opponents like Bayern Munich, saying (quoted by City’s website):
“It was an incredible result, but we have to play our game (in the second leg) with a huge, huge personality because it is a top team. Here we have our chances. Here in this stadium, we are something special this season. When we have the drive, we are clinical.”
He continued:
“It’s the same in Munich. I have been there for three years. I know what it means and people. But there we are going to score the goals and try to win the game. Doing that will be very difficult (though).”
The result means Manchester City are unbeaten in this season’s competition with six wins and three draws from nine games. They also ended Bayern Munich’s eight-game winning streak in the Champions League.
Next, City host Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday (April 15) ahead of their trip to Bavaria next week.