Waiver of video study
This is how FC Bayern Tormonster Haaland wants to stop
04/11/2023, 08:18 am
With Erling Haaland, even FC Bayern is enthusiastic. But the defense of the German record champions wants to use a special tactic to stop the Manchester City attacker in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The defensive line around Matthijs de Ligt is particularly important for FC Bayern Munich in the Champions League spectacle with Manchester City. The Dutchman and sideman Dayot Upamecano will have to do hard work in the evening (9 p.m. / Amazon Prime Video) in the fight against City super striker Erling Haaland. “Haaland is an incredible player,” said de Ligt. “I think we have to put in a top performance with the whole team to stop a player like Haaland.”
De Ligt, signed by Juventus Turin in the summer for around 70 million euros as chief of defense, has already had to do with the attacking elite in this premier class season. He stopped Robert Lewandowski and FC Barcelona with his colleagues, and Bayern also progressed against Paris Saint-Germain with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. He also saved against PSG with a monster tackle after a mistake by goalkeeper Yann Sommer. But Manchester City is a little stronger, said the 23-year-old. “We have to be very focused and top.”
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After all, you don’t have to watch a lot in the video with such a well-known striker, said de Ligt. “Everyone knows what Haaland can do. But in the end you also have to concentrate on your tasks. We’ll see how we can stop him together as a team.”
Former BVB star Haaland has further improved City’s options. And he’s chasing goal records. In addition to 30 goals in the Premier League, Haaland scored ten goals in six games in the premier class. Against Leipzig he even scored five times in the round of 16 second leg. “We’ve had two incredible decades with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Erling is at this level now,” coach Pep Guardiola praised him after the 4-1 win at Southampton. “His skills are incredible.”
According to the wishes of former Bayern coach Guardiola, Haaland should make the difference against Bayern and take the next step towards the long-awaited first Champions League title. Bayern have been warned. “These are unbelievably impressive numbers. The athleticism and the hunger for goals stand out,” said Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel. “We will only solve it as a team. It will take diligence and willingness, it cannot only be solved technically and tactically. We will also have to prove ourselves in direct duels.”