The Norwegian had lost in their seven previous clashes, but thrashed and left the pass to the Champions League semifinals on track.
We’ve gotten used to that every week Erling Haaland beat a different challenge. Second player in history to score five goals in a Champions League tietop scorer in a Premier League with Manchester City…
With their two goals against SouthamptonHaaland added 30 in the Premier, four away from the record of Allan Shearer and Andy Colle. It is a matter of time before he gets over it, but before that he had a personal date with history, facing the club that has beaten him the most times. And he got over it.
GOAL AND REDEMPTION
This Tuesday, the Norwegian not only put an end to his curse but also underpinned the victory with the last goal of the duel. The third, that of Haaland, meant his sixth against Bayern and he was finally able to claim victory.
Of course, the tie is not resolved and next Wednesday will have its outcome. And we already know how the Bavarians spend them…
FEAR COMES FROM GERMANY
And it is that he Bayern Munich It has historically been the particular black beast of the Norwegian, who had lost their first seven clashes with the Germans. All during his time at Borussia Dortmund.
The streak started in the 2019-2020 campaign, in which he landed in Dortmund in the winter market. In the year of the covid, Haaland faced the Bavarians a few days after the return of football after the quarantine and was defeated 0-1 thanks to a goal from joshua kimmich.
It was the beginning of a rivalry that until now has only taken him for the path of bitterness. Because in the following four league games they lost all four games, with a goal differential of 12 in favor of Bayern and 7 in favor of Dortmund. Of course, despite the fact that he fell defeated, his individual performance was very good.
Made him three goals against Bayern in the 2020-2021 season and made one for him in 2021-2022.
LOST TITLES
To this must be added that Haaland lost two titles against those of Munich. He left empty-handed from the 2020 German Super Cup, with a 3-2 defeat -scoring a goal and providing an assist- and also from 2021, this time without contributing much.
In total, in their matches against Bayern, Haaland had scored five goals and distributed an assist, being a starter in the seven games played. He was substituted in five of them, twice before the 70th minute, once before the 80th minute, and twice in the last ten minutes.
Dominant Bayern caused Haaland will only win one German Cup during his stay in Dortmund. But Manchester City are big words and his ‘9’ has already begun to turn the rivalry around. Live the Champions League.