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Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg thanks to goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.
Reactions to the game
- I leave you in the trusty yet hilarious hands of the internet, here are the Twitter reactions to the game. Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich.
- That is it from me, Tunde Young at the live coverage of this UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg which we thought would be close between two top teams but only turned out to be the Manchester City show.
- FULLTIME! MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 BAYERN MUNICH - A convincing victory for the English side who now take a comfortable advantage to the second leg in Germany next week.
- The referee signals three minutes of added time, he's got jokes🤣
- 86' Manchester City almost make it FOUR!!! As Rodri towered above everyone to direct a corner kick toward the goal but Yann Sommer again produces a magnificent save to keep it 3-0.
- The Bayern Munich revival 15 minutes into the second half is now a distant memory, this game will be remembered as a completely dominant Manchester City display and rightly so albeit inaccurate.
- 76' GOALLLLLLLLLLL HAALAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, he was going to score, reacting quickest at the back post to convert from John Stones' assist. Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich
- That goal was a reversal of roles, Erling Haaland putting in a delicate pinpoint cross ti find the head of Bernardo Silva who in turn found the back of the net. A sublime goal all around.
- 69' GOALLLLLLL!!!! 2-0 Bernardo Silva!!! Dayot Upamecano finally does what he has been threatening to do all night long by gifting Manchester City a second goal.
- 67' SUBSTITUTIONS - Manchester City brings on Julian Alvarez in place of an injured Kevin DeBruyne while Bayern Munich sends on Sadio Mane in place of Jamal Musiala in search of that elusive equaliser.
- 60' The first 15 minutes of the second half have been fast and frenetic, end-to-end football that is the opposite of the dull first half.
- 54' Another Leroy Sane effort from the left side of the pitch draws yet another save from Ederson whose vacation clearly ended at halftime. Bayern Munich have their tails up and it's all down to the former Manchester City man, Leroy Sane.
- Or maybe not because Upamecano was clearly asleep in the very next phase of play and almost gave away a second goal to Manchester City with a comical error.
- 48' Big chance for Bayern Munich and it is Leroy Sane again, this time one on one with Ederson but his effort is again saved and the rebound does not fall kindly for anyone in red. Still 1-0 City but Bayern have clearly woken up!
- Speaking of Bayern Munich players, Leroy Sane looks the most likely man in red to score a goal tonight, with yet another effort from long range, this time denied by Ederson just a minute into the second 45.
- And we are back!!! The second half begins, signalling an end to the 15-minute break. Time flies when you are not a Bayern Munich player.
- As we await the resumption of premium football action, use these stats hol' body first. See you in 15 minutes.
- HALFTIME Referee Gil Manzano blows the whistle to send both teams into the break, Manchester City lead at halftime courtesy an absolute stunner by Rodri. Thomas Tuchel has some work to do in the Bayern Munich dressing room.
- 45' Leroy Sane attempts to follow Rodri's lead with a long-rage left-footed shot of his own but the shot was just wide off the mark as the game heads into halftime.
- The Etihad is absolutely rocking! Who said Manchester City does not have fans? Yann Sommer disagrees.
- 35' Manchester City nearly doubled their lead but Yann Sommer pulls off an unbelievable save to deny Ilkay Gundogan to keep the scoreline at 1-0.
- That was Rodri's first-ever Champions League goal! what a way and time to score it and spark this previously dull game to life.
- 27' GOALLLLLL!!! RODRIIIIIIII!!!!! What a stunning effort with his weaker foot after beating some tackles to then curl home from long-range past Sommer who could do nothing about that. MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 BAYERN MUNICH.
- 25' Bayern finally spark to life after some good work on the left wing by Leroy Sane against his former club to cut back and find Jamal Musiala in the box but his goalbound effort was superbly blocked by Ruben Dias.
- 21' We finally have a shot on target and there are no prizes for guessing who was responsible. None other than Erling Haaland who had a rare opening in the box but fired an uncharacteristically tame effort straight at Yann Sommer in the Bayern goal.
- It appears Pep Guardiola is doing Pep Guardiola things by playing John Stones in midfield rather than his normal defensive positions while Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji function as part of a back three.
- 16' Over 16 minutes of football played and we are still not any closer to an opening goal at the Etihad Stadium, the struggle to figure out Manchester City's tactical shape is proving to be a decent pastime.
- Clearly... imagination wan wound us🤣 wishing for a fullback to come of the bench and score the winning goal for Bayern Munich is a stretch but the scenes would be raucous if it does happen. Impossible is nothing!
- Anyway, as we await the first goal or any goalmouth action of any kind, here is a healthy distraction 👆🏿
- 5' After five minutes of football, there is no goal and a wild Erling Haaland effort is the only attempt on goal in a cagy encounter thus far but there is still a lot of football to be played.
- KICKOFF! The pre-game formalities are over and done with and referee Gil Manzano blasts the whistle to signify kick off and start the game.
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Tuchel says Bayern Munich 'have to be brave' against Manchester City
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has asked his side to be brave in the face of Manchester City tie
- While Pep Guardiola laid down the gauntlet with a loud declaration of his ambitions, Thomas Tuchel opted for caution.
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'Winning the Champions League with Man City is my dream' — Guardiola
Manchester City face Bayern Munich in a heavyweight UEFA Champions League quarterfinal and City boss Pep Guardiola has called winning the competition his dream.
- The players are in the tunnel, excitement at the Etihad building up and the immortal Champions League anthem will fill the air any minute now but you still have time to read both coaches' pre-match thoughts.
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Manchester City vs Bayern Munich: 5 Bayern players that could end Pep Guardiola's UCL dream
A place in the Champions League semi-final is on the line as Manchester City and Bayern Munich clash in the quarter-final.
- Also, check out the preview to fully grasp what is at stake tonight and get into the grove for this huge clash between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
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Manchester City vs Bayern Munich UCL betting tip
The UEFA Champions League quarter-final games start today and we have made available some enticing odds for the match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
- Just over 15 minutes to kickoff at the Etihad Stadium which is more than enough time to bet on possible outcomes with the aid of our expert predictions👆🏿
- Thomas Tuchel on the other hand made three changes from the 1-0 win away at Freiburg, Sadio Mane, Thomas Muller and Joao Cancelo all dropped to the bench and are replaced by Dayot Upamecano, Leon Goretzka and Kingsley Coman.
- The lineups are out, Pep Guardiola makes one change to the Manchester City team that routed Southampton at the weekend, Bernardo Silva replaces Riyad Mahrez.
- Hello and welcome to Pulse Sports' live coverage of tonight's big UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Bayern Munich. My name is Tunde Young and I will be guiding you through the 90 minutes at the Etihad with updates from the other game between Benfica and Inter Milan as well.
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