“I would’ve loved to score a double hattrick,” Erling Haaland wants more in ongoing Champions League after glut against RB Leipzig
Erling Haaland on his chances to create history after being subbed off
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Erling Haaland said in the post-match press conference that he told Pep Guardiola he wanted to score a double hat-trick after being taken off on five goals against RB Leipzig. It was a remarkable night for the Blues as Manchester City defeated RB Leipzig 7-0 in the second leg and will play in the quarterfinals in the upcoming fixtures.
Erling Haaland: “I’ve told Pep Guardiola when I went off: ‘I would love to score a double hat-trick!’. But what can I do?”. “I really love this competition, I love the Champions League”.
Erling Haaland has been astounding since his arrival at the Etihad after scoring 39 goals and providing five assists in 35 matches this season and is on course to do more. He has scored 10 goals in just six matches at the Champions league justifying his comment about his liking of the competition.
Manchester City has been of the top guns in Europe with major credit to their financial backing and appointment of Pep Guardiola as their head coach. He has brought his remarkable coaching tactics which led Barcelona to win the sextuple, a feat only Bayern being the other club that has managed to do so. The Blues have won practically everything with the Champions League the only eluding prize from their trophy cabinet. Will the addition of the Norwegian finally get them Europe’s most valued prize for the future?
Why Pep Guardiola denied Erling Haaland’s double hat-trick chance in Man City’s Champions League demolition of RB Leipzig
Pep Guardiola explained why he denied Erling Haaland the chance to score a double hat-trick for Manchester City in the Champions League. The Norwegian striker was at his brilliant behest against RB Leipzig in the Champions League as he scored five in Manchester City’s 7-0 win to ease them into the quarter-finals. However, Guardiola took him off in the 63rd minute which prevented the striker from chasing a historic double hat-trick.
When asked about the substitution after the match, Guardiola said: “If he achieves this milestone at 22, 23, it will be boring his life. He wouldn’t have a target to reach in the future. Here and everywhere. That’s why I make a substitution. I make a substitution because normally when the game is over we want them to play. He scored five goals. The problem is every time we don’t score two or three he will be criticized. This is the reality.”
He became the third player to score five goals in a Champions League fixture after Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano. Pep will hope the Norwegian continues his form and help out in the quest for their missing Champions League title in their otherwise well-decorated trophy cabinet.
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