O Manchester City opened up a great advantage in the dispute with the Bayern Munchen for a place in the semifinals of the Champions League this Tuesday. With a goal and an assist from Erling Haaland, the English team scored 3-0 against the Germans at the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester (ING). With that, the striker reached 12 direct participations in goal in the tournament.
Thus, with seven matches played – totaling 493 minutes -, the Norwegian star reached the milestone of one participation by Citizens every 41 minutes in the continental competition.
In addition, Haaland is the top scorer in the Champions League at the moment, with 11 goals scored – he added his first assist in the championship this Tuesday.
Haaland directly participates in goals every 41 minutes in the Champions League 2022/23!
⏰ 493 minutes
🏟️ 7 games
⚽️ 11 goals
🅰️ 1 assistSurreal. pic.twitter.com/1EAHWYPg5w
— Footstats I2A (@Footstats) April 11, 2023
In his first season at Manchester City, the 22-year-old striker has similar ratings. In total, there are 51 direct participations in goal – 45 goals and 6 final passes – in 3031 minutes played – he entered the field 39 times. In this way, he collaborates so that the team swings the net once every 59.4 minutes.
Now, the team coached by Pep Guadiola needs to hold the advantage of three goals apart to advance in the Champions League. City and Bayern face each other again on Wednesday (19), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Allianz Arena, in Munich (ALE).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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