Manchester City drew 1-1 away at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which ended in the early hours of May 10, Beijing time. In this game, the much-watched Norwegian genius Haaland spent a relatively quiet 90 minutes, and he was also "beaten" by coach Pep Guardiola after the game.
In this game, Guardiola sent on the B bench and Grealish and Haaland formed a forward trident, neither of which is a explosive winger with a reputation for speed. Grealish got into a grappling with Carvajal in this battle, and the B seat failed to create too much threat to Camavinga. With the wing not open, it is undoubtedly difficult for a pure centre like Haaland to make a difference.
Throughout the game, Haaland rarely appeared in the camera, facing Real Madrid's 1.90 meters tall "black and hard" central defender Rudiger, Haaland rarely did not take too much advantage. According to post-match statistics, Haaland only had 22 touches, 3 shots and 2 shots on target, 5 successful confrontations and 2 fouls in this game. The authoritative foreign media sofascore gave him only a moderate score of 7. Obviously this is not Haaland's Champions League night. The Norwegian genius also learned the ability of the top teams in the Champions League to strangle against Real Madrid.
After the game, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also made a rare and tactful criticism of Haaland's performance: "Against a number of strong defenders, it is not easy, we have no room for attack. He usually lures the centre-back away to make room, but this time he failed to do it and didn't do what he should. ”
It is worth noting that Haaland's father, Alfie Haaland, also came to the Bernabeu to watch the game. But he was evicted from the Bernabeu box by security after being verbally abused and throwing food at Real Madrid fans. It is not known whether this turmoil also affected Haaland's performance on the court.