Manchester City was the better side against unlucky Bayern Munich during the team’s Champions League first-leg quarter-final meeting at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s men defeated German champions Bayern 3-0 in front of the 52,257 crowd at the Etihad Stadium to maintain their winning streak across all competitions.
Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and Erling Haaland goals secured a win for City, who had more grip in the end-to-end contest, bringing Bayern’s 100% winning run in the competition to an end.
News About Nigeria obtained that under former manager Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern enjoyed six wins from six games in the group stage, consisting of Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen. Bayern forwarded 18 goals and conceded two in the Group C fixtures.
In the round of 16, Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain by a 3-0 aggregate score. A defeat under the new coach Thomas Tuchel has now ended Bayern’s eight-match winning run this season.
Rodri’s stunning strike from outside the 18-yard box of Bayern gave City the lead 27 minutes into the game, it was doubled by Erling Haaland’s cross to Bernardo Silva who drove the ball in with a powerful header. The match was sealed with Haaland’s conversion of John Stones assist in the 77 minutes.
Haaland now has 11 goals in the Champions League 2022/23 season, with the first assist recorded in the game.
The former Dortmund player has now raced to 45 goals for City in all competitions this season.
His tally is now the most ever by a Premier League player in a single campaign. He surpasses Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Salah (44 each).
With a total of 34 goals in 26 matches in the Champions League, Haaland has now equaled the tally of Gerd Muller, who scored 34 goals in 35 games for Bayern.
22-year-old Haaland currently has 50 goals involvements for City this season (45 goals and 5 assist). He is the first player in European club football to attain this height.
Bayern will play host to Man City on May 19, for the second leg fixture, hoping to upturn the result of Tuesday night game.
