Manchester City have made a significant step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the first quarter-final match, Josep Guardiola’s wards defeated Bayern Munich 3-0 at home. It will be very difficult for Munich to win back such a head start in the return game.
About the first half, we can say that he went through a positional struggle. Most of the ball was owned by the guests, who, although they were looking for their chances in attack, practically did not create real chances for scoring. To some extent, this also applies to Manchester City, but only until the goal of Rodri. It turned out to be somewhat unexpected, as are many successful shots from outside the penalty area in rainy weather. Sommer did not bail out – 1:0.
In the second half, Thomas Tuchel decided that Bayern should not play on hold, by and large, they were satisfied with the result: a one-goal loss before the return home game is not such a big problem. But no one could have imagined that Upamecano would start making a blunder at his own free kick. In the 70th minute, he actually became a full-fledged member of Manchester City’s scoring attack – Holland hung from the left in the penalty area, and Bernardo Silva, who ran in, drove the ball into the net with his head.
Six minutes later, the Norwegian himself distinguished himself, who was not followed after a second-tempo corner kick. And after all, everything could have ended worse for Bayern, but Sommer saved the guests after Rodri hit. However, and 0:3 – almost hopeless for the current “Bavaria” result.
2022-23, Champions League
Manchester City – Bayern 3:0 (1:0)
Naked: Rodri, 27 (1:0); Silva B., 70 (2:0); Holland E., 76 (3:0)
Manchester city: Ederson; Ake; Akanji; Stones; Dias R.; Grealish; Gundogan; de Bruyne (Alvarez Hul., 68); Rodri; Silva B.; Holland E.
Spare: Ortega Sh.; Carson; Walker; Lewis R.; Laporte; Perrone; Phillips K.; Gomez S.; Palmer Co.; Mahrez
Warnings: Silva B. 48
Bavaria: Sommer; Upamecano; Pawar; de Ligt; Sane L.; Gnabry (Müller, 80); Coman K.; Kimmich; Davis (Cancelu, 80); Goretzka; Musiala (Mane Sa., 69)
Spare: Shenk; Ulreich; Stanisic; Blind; Sarr Bu.; Mazraoui; Gravenbergh R.; Tel M.
Warnings: Davis 49; Cook 88
