Barcelona and Manchester City drew 3-3 in a pleasant to boost cash and consciousness for the battle in opposition to ALS on Wednesday (August 24). More than 91,000 followers have been on the Camp Nou for the match, with the proceeds going to assist increase funds for analysis in opposition to ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s illness, an incurable neurodegenerative dysfunction.
The honorary kickoff was taken by Juan Carlos Unzué, the previous Barcelona goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach who has the illness and helped promote the pleasant. “We want to continue living and enjoying life,” he stated earlier than the match.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay scored for the hosts. Man City bought targets from Julián Álvarez, Cole Palmer and Riyad Mahrez deep into stoppage time.
Man City defender Luke Mbete needed to be substituted late in the sport after a conflict of heads with Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen. Mbete needed to be immobilized and carried out on a stretcher.
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Barca 3-3 Manchester City
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 25, 2022
Erling Haaland gained a penalty deep in stoppage time, which Mahrez transformed. The charity recreation had initially been scheduled for final summer season however was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions on attendances.
It had been organised to boost funds for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) consciousness, in honour of former Barcelona participant and coach Juan Carlos Unzue, who was identified with the situation simply over two years in the past.
Guardiola, whose aspect host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, named a powerful aspect for the sport that included summer season signing Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva, who’s reportedly the topic of curiosity from Barcelona.
Depay’s late strike had seemed to have gained the match, which was performed in entrance of 91,062 spectators, however Mahrez equalised from the spot in the tenth minute of 11 minutes that had been added on following an damage to City’s Luke Mbete.
