Something in Bayern Munich’s DNA compelled them to keep going, but a 3-0 Manchester City lead from the first leg was too much for them. twoht
, and against Bayern Munich they encountered considerable resistance but ran down the clock without too much difficulty. You may well hear the phrase “the real Champions League final” a few times over the next couple of weeks.
And Haaland was involved in the other moment that defined a surprisingly effervescent first half. Upamecano, who hadn’t had much of a first leg in Manchester and who’d been involved in that near-miss with a red card earlier – didn’t know Haaland when he approached him in the manner that he was offside – had his arms behind his back when Ilkay Gungodan took a shot at the Bayern Munich goal, but he moved them out, the ball flicked off him, and Manchester City had a penalty.
Had Manchester City only had a 1-0 lead from the first leg, we might have considered the tie to still be on a knife-edge. Had they led 2-0, we might have thought, “just one goal and they’re right back in this tie”. But three goals in 45 minutes against this time was always going to be a stretch too far.
Bayern Munich have that arrogance. Not for nothing are they known in Germany as “FC Hollywood”, and they earned that nickname long before they won the Bundesliga ten times in a row. The huge tifo behind the goal before the match was another sign of a football club that is simply not used to being in this sort of position.
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