Dazzling Erling Haaland and referee scandal in the Champions League. We will never forget this match.

Manchester City defeated RB Leipzig in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. However, this clash will be talked about not only because of the excellent play of Josep Guardiola’s wards, but also because of the controversial (scandalous?) decisions of the referee.

Erling Haaland converted a scandalous penalty

At the beginning of the match, the hosts had a great opportunity to take the lead. Haaland shone then in a duel … Sprint. As it turned out, he was better at it than when it came to putting the ball into the net. Then Blavich did better, stopping the Norwegian. In the following minutes, the “citizens” created a few more chances, but failed to get past the goalkeeper.

At the 20th minute, the referee awarded the hosts a penalty after a controversial situation. Rodri crossed his head, and Henriks was ready to touch the ball with his hand. The referee watched the moment on the VAR screen and dictated the standard. True, the violation is not visible on the replays, and besides, he was pierced from a few centimeters, standing with his back to the enemy. Giant controversy.

UEFA Champions League. Strange refereeing in the match Manchester City - RB Leipzig

Haaland approached the ball and made no mistake, although Blaswich felt him. In less than five minutes, after another hit by a super sniper, the score was 2:0. De Bruyne hit the crossbar before he could hit the net. The goalkeeper did not have time to get up after the Belgian hit, so the Norwegian scored one of the easiest goals of his career.

Not only that, the Manchester City striker was close to a hat-trick two-quarters of an hour later when he stepped into position from a Grealish pass. He then thundered with incredible force, but the goalkeeper of RB Leipzig was at the station this time. A moment later, we witnessed another controversy, when Ederson went far from the gate and crashed into Laimer with all his might, preventing him from passing into the transfer. Instead of a foul and a penalty to the Germans, we saw … Werner received a yellow card for protesting.

Incredible Erling Haaland in the match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig

Shortly before the end of the first half, the “citizens” increased the gap. However, this time Haaland was very lucky that this goal came at his expense. It all started with a cross and a header from Rodri. The ball bounced off the post and rolled along the goal line. When one of the Leipzig players managed to reach her and try to knock her out, he only hit the Norwegian, and the score was 3:0.

Not even 4 minutes had passed since the resumption of the fight, as Gundogan once again humiliated his opponents. The German received a pass from Silva from the left side, and since almost no one attacked him, he calmly worked out the firing position and increased the score to 4:0 with a thin but well-aimed blow.

Erling Haaland did not stop

Moreover, in a few moments the score was already 5:0, and Haaland again demonstrated his killer instinct. The striker took advantage of the chaos that arose in the penalty area of ​​the Red Bulls after one of the crosses. How messy it was at 16 is best described by the fact that coach Rose’s men conceded the Portuguese with a header after a corner. This attempt has not yet been successful, but the Norwegian rebound was unstoppable.

The negligence of the team from Germany was exploited again shortly before the end of the game hour. He defeated Blaswich again, finishing off another ineffective shot from his colleague. The goalkeeper coped with the first attempt, on the second he had no chance. There were no more opportunities for the sniper - Guardiola took him off in the 63rd minute to give him a rest before the next important matches.

Kevin De Bruyne determined the outcome of the match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig

Symbolically, since Haaland left the field, the game has calmed down significantly, and little happened in the end. However, in the end, City won not 6-0, but 7-0. De Bruyne also scored in second-half stoppage time. The Belgian received a pass from the right side in the foreground, tried it on and did not give Blaswich a single chance.