After Erling Haaland바카라s latest two-goal display in the UEFA Champions League 2022-23, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had to quell speculation that the Norway striker could already be planning a move out of the club. (More Football News)
The win helped Manchester City maintain a 100 percent record in Group G, three points clear of Borussia Dortmund. Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez also scored for City.
After Erling Haaland바카라s latest two-goal display in the UEFA Champions League 2022-23, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had to quell speculation that the Norway striker could already be planning a move out of the club. (More Football News)
Guardiola dismissed reports coming out of Spain that the striker 바카라 who took his season tally to 19 goals in 12 games with a first-half double in Wednesday바카라s 5-0 win over Copenhagen 바카라 has a release clause in his Man City contract that would allow him to join Real Madrid in 2024.
바카라It바카라s not true,바카라 Guardiola said. 바카라He doesn바카라t have a release clause for Real Madrid or any other team. It바카라s not true is all I can say. ... I have the feeling he is incredibly happy here.바카라
Real was among a host of Europe바카라s leading clubs tracking Haaland last season 바카라- but it was City who won the race for his signature in a $63 million deal from Borussia Dortmund. Still, a future move to the Bernabeu is considered a possibility, with a release clause widely speculated about since his move to the Etihad.
바카라In the end, what바카라s going to happen in the future, who knows it?바카라 added Guardiola. 바카라What바카라s important is he is happy, he is settled perfectly, he is incredibly beloved by everyone and that바카라s the most important thing.바카라
Guardiola resisted the temptation to rest the Norway international in a game City was expected to win easily, and Haaland duly responded with two goals inside 32 minutes. He was only denied a second successive hat trick by the acrobatics of Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara 바카라 and his manager바카라s decision to withdraw him at the interval.
It was an act of mercy 바카라 and also restraint. Because the Catalan coach appears to be enjoying Haaland바카라s tour de force as much as anyone right now. His face as the 22-year-old tapped home his second goal was a picture.
Turning to the crowd and rubbing his hands together with glee there seemed to be an acknowledgement that this is almost unfair. Haaland is too big, too strong, too fast, too clinical. 바카라It바카라s getting a little silly now,바카라 tweeted former England striker Gary Lineker. 바카라Making goal scoring appear absurdly easy.바카라
This was a latest mismatch as Copenhagen바카라s hapless defenders failed to track Haaland바카라s movement. They are in good company, with Bournemouth the only team to keep him at bay this season. 바카라It바카라s unbelievable honestly. I바카라ve never witnessed anything like it in my life,바카라 City midfielder Jack Grealish said about Haaland. 바카라For the first and second goals I was just laughing. He is always there.
바카라The keeper said something to me as I was walking back. He said, 바카라He바카라s not human!바카라 I said, 바카라You바카라re telling me?바카라 Hopefully he can carry on this form and take us to glory.바카라 That is the question hanging over Haaland. Can he be the man to finally lead City to its first Champions League triumph?
Guardiola is yet to conquer Europe without Lionel Messi 바카라 despite taking charge of supremely talented squads at Bayern Munich and City since he won the competition for the second time with Barcelona in 2011.
The closest he has come was losing to Chelsea in the final of 2021. But in Haaland, he has secured arguably the most fearsome attacking threat in world football. And while he may not possess Messi바카라s unique technical qualities, he is proving an irresistible match-winner to compare to the Argentina legend.
After hitting three against Manchester United in a 6-3 win on Sunday, he looked set to record his fourth hat trick of the season against Copenhagen. Instead, Guardiola withdrew him, as City continued its demolition of the Danish champion without him.
Riyad Mahrez scored from the penalty spot 10 minutes into the second half after Marko Stamenic brought down Aymeric Laporte. City could and should have added several more goals, with Jack Grealish repeatedly coming close either side of the interval 바카라 but Julian Alvarez made it 5-0 when turning home Mahrez바카라s ball in the 76th minute.
Haaland scored after just seven minutes 바카라 powering a first-time shot past Grabara after impressive work from Joao Cancello. He doubled the lead in the 32-minute 바카라 tapping into an empty net after Sergio Gomez바카라 shot was parried by Grabara.
It looked like Haaland had completed his hat trick when City made it 3-0 six minutes before halftime 바카라 but Gomez바카라s effort was diverted over the line by Copenhagen defender David Khocholava with the striker set to pounce.
Copenhagen coach Jacob Neestrup acknowledged that his team was powerless to stop a player of Haaland바카라s prowess. 바카라We prepared, but he바카라s a top class striker,바카라 he said. 바카라I saw the goals and the second goal there was a shot and when you see the way he moves when the ball was on the way and he gets the rebound like it was natural.
바카라He바카라s just a top-class player.바카라 The win continued City바카라s 100 percent record in Group G, three points clear of Borussia Dortmund, which beat Sevilla 4-1. They can secure qualification to the round of 16 with victory away to Copenhagen next week.