1-1 in Germany. Borussia Dortmund she had gone before him the city of Manchester in the 15th minute due to a goal from county Bellingham, but Riyad Mahrez from the penalty spot, equalized the game 1-1 in 53 ‘, a score that puts the citizens with one foot in the semifinals of Champions League, while leading globally 3-2.
This was the purpose of the city:
This was the goal of Dortmund:
In the first leg, the English got a fierce victory of at least 2-1, which the Germans try to return together with the feeling of advancement and the star of the team, Erling Haaland. The duel takes place at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany.
Dormund alignment:
Words; Morey, Hummels, Akanji, Guerrero; Can, Dahoud, Knauff, Bellingham, Reus; Haaland
City line:
Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko; Rodrigo, Gündogan, De Bruyne; Bernardo, Foden, Mahrez.
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Since 2016 Pep Guardiola reached the English bench, the semifinals became the obsession of the Citizens team, after falling three times in a row (2018-2019-2020) in the quarterfinals and once in the second round (2017).
But the huge Norwegian is on the way Haaland (1.94m) whose father, Alf-Inge, played for three years in the club Manchester (2000-2003). The author has ten goals at present champions, the sensational 20-year-old player has become the star most wanted by all the great Europeans.
Erling Haaland has 31 goals shared between the Bundesliga and the Champions League this season, but the Norwegian has not scored in six games, both with his national team and with Dortmund, although he conceded two assists (one of them for Marco Reus will mark the momentary equality in Manchester). Finding himself with the goal on Wednesday would allow the Norwegian to focus his debate on the future on the field and increase his aura of goal scorer a little more.
This year the team Guardiola He is even the title favorite for the final in Istanbul on May 29. After a record of 18 wins in a row, gathering all the competitions, the English club is already touching the third trophy of the First league in four years.
In the next two weeks, the citizens will play the first title options in England. Semifinals against him Chelsea from the FA Cup on Saturday, April 17 and the League Cup final against Tottenham by José Mourinho on 25. Two key games to fuel his dreams of making club history by winning four titles in the same year.
The winner of this tie will meet in the semifinals PSG from Neymar and Mbappe in the epic matches scheduled for April 27-28 and May 4-5.