Three points were expected when the reigning champions visited the Swiss runners-up in the third Champions League match, and thanks to a Norwegian who had not scored in the Champions League since April, there was also a victory. For Manchester City faced opposition. After Manuel Akanji finally broke the deadlock after 48 minutes, the hosts’ Meschak Elia responded with a beautiful chip over City goalkeeper Ederson just four minutes later. – People in the stands can hardly believe what they see, commented TV 2’s expert Jesper Mathisen. The light blues had a sea of opportunities in the match. After 23 minutes, Erling Braut Haaland slammed his hand on the turf in despair after missing a shot, his 23rd miss in a row in the Champions League, according to the BBC and calling it a “Haaland drought”. IRRITATED: Not everything went Haaland’s and Manchester City’s way in Switzerland. Photo: AFP The drought But Haaland, who scored 35 goals in his first 30 Champions League games, got another chance when Rodri, back from injury, earned Manchester City a penalty after 68 minutes. – I don’t think it’s a penalty. It is only light contact, said the BBC’s expert Glenn Hoddle. But the judge did not agree. The star forward stepped forward and put the ball in the net. His first goal in 543 minutes of Champions League play without scoring. The previous one came against Bayern Munich in April. – No fantastic penalty. The keeper has his fingers on it, pointed out Hoddle. Haaland had two more great chances, but missed both, and in addition he was “cheated” for an assist when a goal from Julian Alvarez was canceled for hands in front. Perlescoring THE HERO: Erling Braut Haaland thanked the fans with a smile. Photo: Reuters But just before full time he was there again. Haaland got the ball at around 16 metres. Took his time and squeezed with his right leg and into the goal. The 23-year-old’s 37th in the Champions League, which places him in the top 20 list. – There he shows off his world class. It’s so controlled. Everyone thinks he will use his left leg, praised TV 2-Mathisen. – A fantastic goal, stated Glenn Hoddle. The 23-year-old then got a rest in the last few minutes and could see his team-mates pull off the 3-1 victory. The team’s third in three games in the group stage.
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