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21:27
Tooor for Manchester City, 1-0 through Rodri
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21:26
Now the big chance for Munich! On the left, Sané asserts himself strongly against the opponent’s sliding tackle, drives the ball further to the baseline and then plays to Musiala in the backcourt. He actually does everything right, shoots flat to the short corner, although Ederson speculates for a long time, but fails because of Rúben Dias’ half splits! Brilliantly blocked by the defender!
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21:24
The last line of defense still poses one or two problems for FCB. In this case, Coman wants to dribble past Aké, but gets stuck on the baseline and, out of necessity, even plays a sideline himself before there is just a goal kick.
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21:22
There’s the first free shot on goal! The Citizens play the ball quickly from the right in front of the penalty area, so that Haaland can offer himself to the left and get the ball. With the first contact, he pulls from 14 meters, but hits the ball wrong. So Sommer can keep the ball in the middle of the goal!
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21:21
Kimmich is strong against Gündoğan! The Citizenz captain ran deep again to insert the five, but just before the playmaker Kimmich’s leg intervened and cleared the situation!
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21:20
Many high balls are slowed down by the wind. Several long diagonal passes have landed directly at the opposing central defender instead of flying through to the supposedly free winger on the sidelines.
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21:18
On the other side, the German record champions attacked again, but got stuck in the penalty area on the left. Sané’s attempt to cross is blocked.
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21:15
Summer is almost taken by surprise! As usual, the Munich team is looking for a playful solution and plays Sommer directly in front of their own goal. Haaland immediately senses a chance and almost presses on the goal line, even touching the keeper’s tee shot, but the ball still turns to the right side!
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21:13
A little calm returns. Both teams are very careful not to make mistakes and to stay safe at the back. Possession of the ball is then given up for a short time.
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21:11
After a fine chip from Kimmich to the right side of the penalty area, Bayern are in a good position, but cannot find a goal. The ball circulates once to the left until Davies takes a flat shot and clearly misses to the right!
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21:10
A little from the side, a little from behind, Kimmich grabs the ball and gets whistles from the audience. However, that was fair. The spectators are all the more annoyed when a little later a foul on Musiala is called.
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21:08
Good cross from De Bruyne, which flies over the jumping Haaland and thus lands on the elusive İlkay Gündoğan. Between two opponents, he nods the ball over the goal.
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21:05
Haaland is played for the first time, approaches the ball more energetically than Upamecano, but therefore has to go relatively far to the left. His shot from a difficult angle flies well over the goal.
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21:04
It rains and winds enormously. Finest English weather, it remains to be seen who can handle it better.
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21:04
At the back, Akanji plays it safe for a moment and plays the ball away to the side before Ederson runs out.
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21:02
On the other hand, Davies and Gnabry show how it can be done. The Munich team switched quickly on the left before the attacker was caught in the Skyblues’ penalty area.
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21:01
After just 20 or 30 seconds it gets wilder in the FCB penalty area. However, the defenders deliver in time and poke the ball out of the danger zone.
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21:01
The guests from Munich toast. The ball rolls in the first leg of the quarterfinals between Manchester City and the German record champions. Let the wild ride begin!
20:56
After the Beatles’ legendary “Hey Jude” fades away, the equally iconic anthem of the premier class begins. The atmosphere under the floodlights of the rainy Etihad Stadium is fantastic. It will not be long!
20:51
The Spaniard Jesús Gil Manzano takes charge of the game. For him it is already the 19th appearance in the Champions League. He will be assisted by linesmen Diego Barbero Sevilla and Ángel Nevado Rodríguez.
20:44
In the Champions League, City and Bayern have only met in the group stage so far. Both teams have three wins each, with City winning the last duel nine years ago. Club legend Sergio Agüero contributed a hat-trick that Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski were ultimately unable to equalize. However, the group victory between the two teams always went to Bayern.
20:35
In order to counter the established forces of Bayern, Pep Guardiola relies on the staff he trusts. Last weekend, the team of Ederson, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland played a clear 4-1 win over Southampton FC. In addition, there is Bernardo Silva, a long-time companion of the coach, who replaces Riyad Mahrez at the beginning.
20:28
In order to get the horsepower back on the pitch, Thomas Tuchel relies on a tried-and-tested defensive axis. Dayot Upamecano and Leon Goretzka return to the starting XI after the recent 1-0 win at Freiburg. In addition, Kingsley Coman starts after being a little lame on the offensive in Breisgau. With João Cancelo, Sadio Mané and Thomas Müller there are some big names on the bench, but they haven’t been able to get along so well in the system lately.
20:18
Eight games, eight wins. Inter, Barcelona, Paris each defeated to zero. When Bayern switch to premier class mode, they are on par with the absolute pinnacle of the sport. The fact that the defensive, of all things, was convincing should play in the hands of Tuchel. Because the new coach of Munich is considered a friend of a disciplined game alignment. Maybe that’s just the right approach to staying safe against City and putting pinpricks to success.
20:09
There are too many fluctuations at Bayern this year, which first cost Julian Nagelsmann his job and now also caused Thomas Tuchel to get off to a rocky start. Because after the first win over Borussia Dortmund, the first dream of a title was shattered in the cup defeat against Freiburg. At least they managed to get their revenge at the weekend and now Bayern have to focus on the only constant this season: the Champions League.
19:59
As is so often the case when it comes to a team from Pep Guardiola, they are in top form. Manchester City once again has eight victories in a row, keeping hopes alive for the treble and, of course, the first Champions League win in the club’s history. However, the opponent came from Germany of all places when the Skyblues did not win recently. Back then, it was only enough for a 1-1 draw against Leipzig – also in the first leg of the Champions League.
19:48
The quarterfinals of the Champions League are calling. Manchester City receives FC Bayern Munich at 21:00 for the first leg. Welcome!