FILE: Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring the 0-1 opening goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg football match between Bayern Munich and Manchester City in Munich, southern Germany on April 19, 2023.
Haaland’s return of 31 goals in 38 games this season is still impressive, but he has not scored in City’s three meetings with Madrid in the past year and failed to find the net in 13 of his last 20 matches for club and country.The 23-year-old has also been in the firing line for not offering anything other than goals.
The Spanish press have been just as harsh after Haaland failed to fire for a second consecutive year at the Santiago Bernabeu in a thrilling first leg that ended 3-3 last week.His performance was described by Madrid sports daily Marca as “impotent”, while AS called him “clumsy and desperate” in his attempts to get the better of Antonio Rudiger.
However, it is by helping to retain the Champions League that Haaland can make a global statement and further his bid to win the Ballon d’Or — the annual award for the world’s best player. “He helps us to make more spaces in the areas and his contribution has been exceptional since the day he arrived last season,” added Guardiola.
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