What a finish. Not just the two late goals in three minutes that Manchester City scored to upend this Champions League tie but also the consummate, brutal beauty of the strike that won it.
Of course it came from Erling Haaland, who had been shackled so effectively by his former club until Joao Cancelo crossed with the outside of his right boot and Haaland rose in a martial arts move, a mixture of elegance and unstoppable power, to volley into the net.
It was a goal reminiscent of prime Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Haaland certainly has that swagger. We came to witness another episode of the Haaland show, the one in which he humiliates his former employer, Borussia Dortmund, but until his intervention it was all about the kid who has replaced him as the hottest young property in European football.
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AFTER MATCH FULL INTERVIEW
Erling Haaland when told @BVB ‘clearly know how to stop him when they can’: “They didn’t stop me… I scored…” [via @btsportfootball]pic.twitter.com/Zh3eLRlRJj
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Erling Haaland: “In the end, we showed what we are, this is what we are and this is how we have to play. I’m proud of the last 20 25 minutes. Two wonderful goals today, mine was a bit better honestly! Nice cross from [Joao] Cancelo
John Stones: “I was getting a few shouts and I decided to pull the trigger.”
Erling Haaland when told @BVB ‘clearly know how to stop him when they can’: “They didn’t stop me… I scored…”
Pep Guardiola: “Today we didn’t play. The UCL doesn’t wait. The Champions League doesn’t forgive you…”
Pep Guardiola: “Maybe the people who know me know the influence of [Johan] Cruyff in my life as a person, mentor and manager. Years ago, he scored in Camp Nou and scored a goal vs Atleti, quite similar to ErlingHaaland and the moment he scored it I felt Cruyff…”
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Pep Guardiola: “The first years I was at ManCity, we would never, ever come back. We did not have the ability to come back…”
Pep Guardiola on Jude Bellingham: “He is an exceptional player. I think everyone knows it, not just because the manager of #ManCity tells you. Everybody knows it…”
Pep Guardiola on ErlingHaaland’s goal: “I remember a little bit my dear friend [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, who has this ability to put their foot on the roof, and Erling is quite similar on that…”
