📰 Table Of Contents
Pre-Match Social Media Commentary
A fascinating rivalry, but who will come out on top in the latest instalment of Thomas Tuchel vs Pep Guardiola? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/c7NTp0Wcnq
— 90min (@90min_Football) April 19, 2023
“Every City player is better than the Bayern players!”
Arsène Wenger is predicting a straight forward evening for Pep Guardiola tonight! #beINUCL #FCBMCI pic.twitter.com/YacpJYZxzz
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) April 19, 2023
“Everything this club do is of an elite standard. Even the coffee we’ve had in here… The pretzels have been demolished!” 🥨🤣@rioferdy5 is full of praise for Bayern Munich and their hospitality!#UCL pic.twitter.com/RnWpbpxF4r
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 19, 2023
🔴🔵 Bayern vs City – let’s go!
What are your score predictions for the game this evening?#MCFC | #ManCity pic.twitter.com/u3J5i72s44
— Manchester City News (@ManCityMEN) April 19, 2023
Phil Foden’s return is welcome news ahead of @ManCity‘s next #PL match against league leaders Arsenal 👀 pic.twitter.com/Rv4G9j94qN
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 19, 2023
Thomas Müller explains what mia san mia means to him.#FCBayern #miasanmia #FCBMCI pic.twitter.com/VtqaqzZLGl
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) April 19, 2023
Pep Guardiola continues to build on his impressive managerial legacy tonight after Manchester City booked passage to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the third straight season after fighting to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich while holding Thomas Tuchel’s men at bay.
The Spanish tactician has now reached the semi-finals for the tenth time of his career (the most of any manager), pulling one ahead of fellow icon Carlo Ancelotti; the man he will lead his City side against in the next round of the competition.
Man City head to the Champions League semifinals for the third straight season.
Will this year be different? 👀 pic.twitter.com/v1ZqB1L2JS
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) April 19, 2023
On a night where Bayern needed a miracle in Bavaria to overturn a three-goal deficit after defeat in the first leg, Thomas Tuchel’s men started brightly on the counter and crafted two half chances in the opening ten minutes through Kingsley Coman, who had found joy down the right flank beyond Nathan Aké.
Bayern should have taken the lead in the 17th minute through Leroy Sané after the German champions broke quickly through the center of midfield before Jamal Musiala put the speedy winger through on goal and beyond Manuel Akanji, but the German international could only put his effort wide of Ederson’s far post.
Sané once again found himself in the center of Bayern’s chance creation in the 21st minute when his whipped freekick from an odd angle over 20 yards out did well to test Ederson at his near post, with City looking second-class throughout up to that stage.
All of Bayern’s hard work was nearly undone in the 35th minute when head official Clément Turpin awarded Manchester City a penalty kick after Dayot Upamecano was judged to have handballed, but Erling Haaland could only blaze his effort clean over Yann Sommer’s bar to let the Bavarian’s off the hook.
📂 Erling Haaland
📂 Goals
📂 Champions League
📂 Quarterfinals
📂 2nd leg
📂 Penalties
⚠️ This folder is empty pic.twitter.com/PQZTTjcA4W— DW Sports (@dw_sports) April 19, 2023
It was not until the 56th minute that City registered their first shot on target after Haaland streaked through on goal courtesy of Jack Grealish after the English champions recovered the ball in the middle third of the field, but the Norwegian’s effort was tamely hit at Sommer.
But just one minute later Haaland finally made good on his third chance of the night to give City a 1-0 lead on the night and an insurmountable 4-0 aggregate lead across the tie. John Stones did well to clear City’s lines up to midfield, finding Haaland, who brought down for Kevin De Bruyne for the Belgian to then find Haaland in an advanced position before he danced around Upamecano and roofed his effort past Bayern’s Swiss shot-stopper.
Someone drank his pre-match milk today
— Manchester City US (@ManCityUS) April 19, 2023
Bayern received a shred of hope in the 82nd minute after Manuel Akanji was judged to have committed a handball when blocking a cross by the end line, which was expertly dispatched by Kimmich who slotted his effort high and down the middle to open his European account this season.
It would not be enough for Bayern to build a platform for a magical comeback result in Bavaria, however, as the Bundesliga leaders crashed out of the competition under Tuchel who was meant to push the club forward despite his appointment in the aftermath of the questionable sacking of Julian Nagelsmann. This result will surely leave the club’s board less than pleased since the former Chelsea boss’ arrival, but for City, yet another chance to push for the club’s first-ever Champions League trophy looms large.
Key Stats & Performers
No player has scored more Champions League goals for a Premier League club in a single season than Erling Haaland for Man City in 2022/23. 🤖#UCL pic.twitter.com/Gkp1ntQ6dw
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 19, 2023
Erling Haaland has now scored 35 Champions League goals in only 27 appearances, that’s more than:
Arjen Robben 🇳🇱
Gerd Muller 🇩🇪
Kaka 🇧🇷
Wayne Rooney 🏴
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲Ridiculous. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/CWsc2tQr5b
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 19, 2023
Erling Haaland’s game by numbers vs. Bayern Munich:
100% aerial duels won
19 touches
4 shots
2/2 dribbles completed
2 big chances missed
1 penalty missed
1 goalEven on an off day. 💥 pic.twitter.com/xwhYmTd9b9
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 19, 2023
Jack Grealish’s game by numbers vs. Bayern Munich:
83% pass accuracy
9 ground duels won
4/4 dribbles completed
4 key passes
3 times fouled
2 tackles won
1 big chance createdOn the big stage. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/QwU5dSkqJS
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 19, 2023
Joshua Kimmich’s game by numbers vs. Man City:
89% pass accuracy
84 touches
55 passes completed
4/4 long balls completed
3 ground duels won
3 shots
2 interceptions
2 crosses completed
1 block
1 key pass
1 goalGreat performance for a losing cause. 👏 pic.twitter.com/WO6IPD4dD6
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 19, 2023
Bayern Munich Player Ratings
- GK: Yann Sommer – 6
- RB: Benjamin Pavard – 6.5
- RCB: Dayot Upamecano – 5
- LCB: Matthijs de Ligt – 6.5
- LB: João Cancelo – 7
- RCM: Joshua Kimmich (C) – 8
- LCM: Leon Goretzka – 6.5
- CAM: Jamal Musiala – 7
- RW: Leroy Sané – 7.5
- LW: Kingsley Coman – 7
- CF: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting – 6
- Sub: Alphonso Davies – 7
- Sub: Sadio Mané – 6
- Sub: Mathys Tel – 6
- Sub: Thomas Müller – 6
- Sub: Josip Stanišić – 6
Manchester City Player Ratings
- GK: Ederson – 7
- RCB: Manuel Akanji – 6
- CB: Rúben Dias – 7
- LCB: Nathan Aké – 6.5
- RDM: John Stones – 6.5
- LDM: Rodri – 7.5
- RW: Bernardo Silva – 6.5
- RAM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7.5
- LAM: İlkay Gündoğan – 7
- LW: Jack Grealish – 8.5
- CF: Erling Haaland – 7.5
- Sub: Aymeric Laporte – 6.5
