Man City crushes Bayern Munich, dreams of Champions League semi-final ticket

For the first time with Man City facing his old team Bayern Munich in an official tournament, coach Pep Guardiola is more eager than anyone to win to take another step forward on the championship journey. More deeply, the Spanish coach wants to "get revenge" on his colleague Thomas Tuchel, who helped Chelsea defeat Man City in the 2020-2021 final.

Jack Grealish faces Bayern Munich's Benjamin Pavard

Taking the initiative to attack right after the opening whistle, the home team Man City quickly imposed the game against a very cautious Bayern Munich with a defensive counter-attacking style of play. Although Erling Haaland was closely followed by his opponent, Man City's main striker also made many Bayern Munich fans gasp twice, including a successful close-range attack that almost stole the ball from goalkeeper Yann Sommer right on the goal line.

Jamal Musiala made the home fans gasp with a shot that almost scored in the 26th minute.

Bayern Munich had their first notable chance in the 26th minute when Leroy Sane passed the ball to Jamal Musiala for the young talent to finish. Unfortunately, this seemingly successful shot was saved by defender Ruben Dias. Just 1 minute after escaping danger, Man City got the opening goal from an unexpected name.

Rodri and his long-range shot to open the score

Rodri (16) and teammates after the first goal

In the 27th minute, receiving the ball from Bernardo Silva on the right wing, Rodri turned and eliminated Jamal Musiala before continuing a few steps and suddenly "swiped" the ball into the far top corner of the goal, causing goalkeeper Sommer to fly in despair. This was also the first goal of Rodri's career in the Champions League.

Leroy Sane forced goalkeeper Ederson to show off his talent for saving 4 times

Bayern Munich would have been lucky to have conceded only one goal in the first half if goalkeeper Sommer had not made a series of excellent saves from the home team's strikers. The "Gray Tigers" rose strongly at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half with Leroy Sane making a total of 43 shots on goal against his former team.

Bernardo Silva headed the ball to double the lead for Man City

In the 70th minute, Bayern Munich's defense made a fatal mistake when center-back Upamecano fumbled the ball and lost it to Jack Grealish. The English midfielder coordinated with Erling Haaland and the ball was passed to Bernardo Silva who headed the ball close to the goal, doubling the gap for Man City.

Erling Haaland seals 3-0 win for Man City

Haaland scores his 45th goal for Man City

The nightmare for Bayern Munich did not stop there. In the 76th minute, Julian Alvarez crossed from the right wing into the penalty area, center-back John Stones suddenly appeared and headed the ball for Erling Haaland to finish close to the goal into Bayern Munich's net. This was the Norwegian striker's 45th goal in all competitions this season.

Pep successfully demanded revenge against Thomas Tuchel

Winning 3-0 in the first leg, Man City is considered to have one foot in the next round of the Champions League and Bayern Munich also knows that their chance to continue is closed, regardless of playing at home in the second leg in the middle of next week.

Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku scored as Inter Milan beat Benfica 2-0, creating a big advantage before the two sides meet again at Giuseppe Meazza in the middle of next week. Coach Simone Inzaghi's team ended a streak of 6 draws and losses in all competitions, confidently booking a ticket to the Champions League semi-finals.

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