Phenomenon Haaland outshines PSG superstars to confirm arrival on biggest stage | Malay Mail

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DORTMUND, Feb 19 — The two most expensive players in the world were unable to outshine the prolific Erling Braut Haaland as the Norwegian sensation continued his remarkable rise by scoring both goals in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 defeat of Paris Saint-Germain yesterday. When Kylian Mbappe teed up...

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When Kylian Mbappe teed up Neymar to cancel out Haaland’s opener in the second half of their Champions League last 16, first leg at the Signal Iduna Park, it looked like PSG would leave Germany with the upper hand in the tie. But Dortmund deserved their victory on the night in a tie which only really began to live up to its billing in the second half, coming to life when Haaland pounced to score the opening goal from close range on 69 minutes after Thiago Silva blocked a Raphael Guerreiro shot.

“The result is quite a dangerous one, as Paris has a very strong team and can still go through in the return leg.” Emre Can told BT Sport: “Of course he’s a great footballer. He’s also a great guy. He’s a little bit crazy I think, funny and hopefully he will continue like that.” It is a phenomenal record, and his presence — along with that of Jadon Sancho — helped persuade PSG coach Thomas Tuchel to abandon the 4-4-2 formation he had settled on in recent months in order to play with three central defenders.

 

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