Both Pep Guardiola and coach Marco Rose did not regret praising Haaland in Man City’s 7-0 victory over RB Leipzig on the morning of March 15 .
When asked why he replaced Haaland in the 63rd minute when this player had 5 goals in the game, coach Pep Guardiola said: “If Erling reaches the milestone of 6 goals in a game when he is 22, 23 years old, it will be boring. His football life is no longer interesting. Now Erling has a goal in front of him, that’s why I made a substitution.”
“I don’t know anything about Messi scoring five goals against Bayer Leverkusen. Usually when the game is over, I want to let all the players play as much as possible,” the Spaniard confirmed.
Meanwhile, coach Marco Rose of Leipzig really respects the Norwegian striker: “Erling is too terrible. Stopping him is too much for us. I know Erling very well. We bitterly tasted him. spread his qualities today. He scored five goals and we didn’t have a minute to get into the game.”
“Erling had a great game. He scored with his feet and head, won second-balls and distracted us. It looked really simple. Physically, Erling was strong. brutal. He is very difficult to stop,” the Leipzig coach admitted.
According to Mr. Rose, Leipzig was completely “swallowed” by Man City with a 0-7 loss. “A very bitter evening,” the military leader concluded.
The striker born in 2000 created a series of impressive statistics in Man City’s 7-0 victory over Leipzig in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League . Haaland became the fastest player to reach 30 Champions League goals in history (after 25 games).
He also became the youngest player to reach 30 goals in the most prestigious tournament in the old continent (22 years, 236 days). For the first time in 11 years, fans have seen a player score 5 goals in a Champions League match. Haaland has equaled the record Lionel Messi created in 2012. The former Dortmund star also rose to the top of the list of goalscorers in this season’s Champions League with 10 goals, 2 more than Mohamed Salah.
