The English champions have come into shape at the right time and now everything is in order to win the European Cup.
It’s not the first time it’s been said, but it seems the stars are aligned for Manchester City in the Champions League.
After scoring seven goals against RB Leipzig in the round of 16, they outmaneuvered Bayern Munich in the first leg of last week’s quarter-final.
They lead 3-0 going into Wednesday’s second leg at the Allianz Arena and have a refreshed and rested squad heading to Munich after beating Leicester City.
City fans don’t need to be reminded of all their glorious failures in the major European competitions. They are haunted by their painful trips to Monaco in 2017, Tottenham Hotspur in 2019 and Real Madrid last season.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola was heavily blamed for his questionable tactics in the shock loss to Lyon in 2020 and the loss to Chelsea in the 2021 final.
But the Catalan coach is doing well at the moment, reinventing his defense and turning Jack Grealish into a selfless and intelligent player. And in Erling Haaland you have a superhuman striker at the front of the line who breaks every goalscoring record imaginable.
So this is finally City’s year in Europe? GOAL break the reasons why it seems like it will be…
Source: Goal