Bayern Munich vs Man City LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League quarter-final as City cruise through
Bayern Munich 1-1 Man City (1-4 agg): Erling Haaland missed a penalty before later scoring as Pep Guardiola’s men set up a semi-final against Real Madrid
Erling Haaland scored as Manchester City advanced to a Champions League semi-final rematch with Real Madrid after a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in the second leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Norwegian superstar missed a first-half penalty but atoned as City achieved smooth progress with a 4-1 win on aggregate by scoring the opening goal on a counter-attack in the 57th minute, just after Bayern missed a good chance at the other end.
Bayern’s lack of confidence after losing the first leg 3-0 in Manchester showed as they failed to take advantage of numerous chances. Joshua Kimmich scored the Bavarian powerhouses’ consolation from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after City defender Manuel Akanji was penalised for handball but it was immaterial to the outcome.
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"We will see if there are such things as miracles. I would like to accept the challenge. But we need a good mix of realism and belief that anything is possible if we play at our absolute best. It is our task to ignite a spark among the crowd."
Bayern Munich vs Man City
Bayern have won 16 of their last 18 home matches in the Uefa Champions League. The Allianz Arena is a fortress in this competition but is it strong enough to muster a small football miracle?
Of the last four quarter-final matches played here, Bayern have drawn two and lost two so the signs aren’t looking good.
What happened in the first leg?
Man City put in a scintillating performance to beat Bayern 3-0 in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland put Pep Guardiola’s side in control but Bayern harbour hopes of mounting a dramatic comeback.
With their passionate home fans behind anything is possible for the Bundesliga champions.
Pre-match thought from Tuchel
Bayern Munich head coach, Thomas Tuchel, says there is belief that his side can upset the odds this evening but that his players will need the help of the home crowd to do so.
"We believe in ourselves, and believe we can win this game.” he said, “If we can win both halves then anything can happen, and we know that.
“We are obliged to get the crowd going, give them a spark and deliver a top performance. If we are smart in the duels and present, we can make special things happen, and we’ll go from there."
Man City submit plans to expand Etihad Stadium capacity, add hotel and museum
Manchester City have submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000 while adding a hotel, museum and other facilities.
The plans will add around 7,000 new seats to the stadium by expanding the north stand with a larger, single upper tier, following a different design to the expansion of the south stand which opened in 2015.
Last week, the Etihad was included on the list of 10 stadia which would host matches if the UK and Ireland’s joint bid for organising Euro 2028 is successful, with the bid quoting a planned new capacity of 61,000.
The plans also include a new covered fan zone, integrated into the stadium behind the north stand, a new club shop, museum and 400-bed hotel, which would also attract business from the new 23,500-capacity Co-op Live Arena which is already under construction next to the stadium.
Man City submit plans to expand Etihad Stadium capacity, add hotel and museum
The plans will add around 7,000 new seats to the stadium be expanding the north stand with a larger, single upper tier.
Bayern Munich vs Man City team changes
Thomas Tuchel sticks with the same 4-2-3-1 formation that he used at the Etihad Stadium but replaces two of his starters.
Manchester City loanee Joao Cancelo comes in to replace Alphonso Davies at left-back whilst Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting starts up top ahead of Serge Gnabry.
Unsurprisingly Pep Guardiola names an unchanged Manchester City team to the one that won 3-0 last time out in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich vs Man City line-ups
Bayern Munich XI: Sommer; Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt, Cancelo; Kimmich, Goretzka; Coman, Musiala, Sane; Choupo-Moting
Manchester City XI: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland
Bayern Munich are confident of a comeback
Bayern Munich are looking back on their famous comeback victories for inspiration against Manchester City this evening. They hope to emulate those performances and cause a big upset when Pep Guardiola’s men arrive at the Allianz Arena.
Guardiola on mindset to beat Bayern
“I’ve been here at Bayern Munich and I know the mentality of this club,” Pep Guardiola said when explaining why Manchester City have not already won the tie despite their three goal lead.
“It’s everywhere, it’s in the skin. I know they believe they can do it. We believe too but when you’re in these type of clubs and we’ll try to build this feeling that whatever happens, we can do it like the history they have in the competition, we’re growing that.
“It is what it is. This is an opportunity to prove ourselves versus one of the best in Europe and we’ll try to impose our game.
“The mindset is to try and win the game. The approach is the same, come here knowing the quality they have. We just talk about the game we have to play, not the result one week ago or the consequences or future, it’s what you have to do in the game.
“Focus on every single action what you have to do to get the best result and try to reach the semi-final.”
Phillips on reaching Champions League semi-finals
Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips gave his thoughts on tonight’s encounter and explained where he feels the game at the Etihad was won.
“It’s always going to be a tough game away.” he said, “The first 60 minutes at our place was a very close game.
“Once we got the second it opened them up a little bit. We know how good they are and know they’re not going to lie down for us, even though we’re 3-0 up.”
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