Haaland bagged himself one other brace, taking his tally of UCL objectives to 39 from 34 video games. (Credit: AFP)
Pep Guardiola’s group have received all 4 of their Group G matches, guaranteeing their progress to the final 16 with two video games to spare.
Manchester City powered into the Champions League knockout phases as Erling Haaland banished fears over his health with a double in Tuesday’s 3-0 win in opposition to Swiss aspect Young Boys.
Pep Guardiola’s group have received all 4 of their Group G matches, guaranteeing their progress to the final 16 with two video games to spare.
Haaland was match to begin on the Etihad Stadium after hurting his ankle in the primary half of City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
And the Norway striker confirmed there was no lingering harm subject as he took his Champions League aim tally to a exceptional 39 in 34 matches.
He put City forward with a primary-half penalty and netted once more with an excellent lengthy-vary effort after Phil Foden’s eye-catching strike doubled the holders’ lead.
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Young Boys had Sandro Lauper despatched off in the second half of a one-sided contest that prolonged City’s spectacular streak of profitable all 23 of their house video games in 2023.
Sunderland maintain the English file with 24 successive house wins, a mark that dates again to 1891 and 1892.
City are additionally unbeaten in their previous 17 Champions League video games and Guardiola now has the chance to relaxation gamers in the final two group matches if he needs, as a substitute prioritising Premier League fixtures in opposition to Tottenham and Crystal Palace.
“Of course we are incredibly happy to have qualified with two games left. Finish first in the group? We have time to think about it,” Guardiola mentioned.
“Maybe we were not sweet enough in the last moment to score more goals. But the word that defines this group for many years is consistency.
“We have high standards and that is why we are still in the Premier League up there and qualified from the Champions League.”
| FOCUSJack Grealish was Manchester City’s star man in their snug 3–0 win over Young Boys:
57 touches️ 1 assist3 large probabilities created7 key passes39/43 correct passes (0.42 xA)⚔️ 7/7 duels won5 fouls suffered9.0 Sofascore Rating#UCL pic.twitter.com/uITY8V0FxZ
— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) November 7, 2023
The solely darkish clouds for Guardiola have been accidents to John Stones, who faces a prolonged interval out of motion after struggling a primary-half harm, and Manuel Akanji, who was changed by Kyle Walker after sustaining a again drawback in the pre-match heat-up.
“Manu had a problem in the back. Unfortunately John, he felt (injured) again. I feel so sorry for him,” Guardiola mentioned.
“It is a big loss for us. He is so important for what he does. He will recover, the season is long.”
City defeated Young Boys 3-1 in Bern a fortnight in the past and it didn’t take lengthy for the treble winners to reestablish their supremacy.
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