Erling Haaland watched from the sidelines as Manchester Metropolis’s Champions League marketing campaign got here to an finish Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Actual Madrid.
Haaland was named to the bench for the playoff second leg after showing to tweak his knee throughout Metropolis’s 4-0 win over Newcastle United final Saturday.
Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned Haaland did not really feel adequate to start out, and he finally opted to relaxation the Norwegian completely as Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick on the Santiago Bernabeu put the tie out of attain.
Madrid gained 6-3 on combination to succeed in the spherical of 16.
Haaland scored twice within the first leg however could not forestall Metropolis from dropping 3-2 on the Etihad.
Omar Marmoush performed in Haaland’s place, and his free-kick in second-half stoppage created the comfort aim.
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