Haaland fails to deliver cutting edge as Real’s will to power shines through | Manchester City
Pep Guardiola had talked about the necessity to endure earlier than this recreation. OK then. It’s a deal. This was a gripping, gruelling, sky blue migraine of a soccer match, one which Manchester City actually didn’t need to lose, however which by some means all the time felt prefer it was slipping from their grasp even throughout a second half when Metropolis gave the impression to be very slowly, fastidiously, methodically pulling the legs off this Actual Madrid workforce. There will likely be no double-treble now after Madrid’s victory on penalties. However Metropolis nonetheless performed like champions of Europe for lengthy durations. They took Madrid right into a horrible place. These should not footballers accustomed chasing and masking, ready for the blow to fall. At instances it felt as if Actual spent the final hour of this recreation desperately making an attempt to take it to a replay again at their tiny floor with a corrugated roof. Even the shoot out was a wierd affair. Bernardo Silva produced a dismal effort. Mateo Kovacic hit the goalkeeper. Ederson scored. Antonio Rüdiger slotted the winner and celebrated with a power-slide throughout the Etihad turf. At which level…