Manchester City-Inter, fear for Haaland in last training session before the final. Ruinous fall puts Guardiola in apprehension
Tonight is the last act of the season, the Champions League final between Guardiola’s Manchester City and Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan. A match that will probably be decided by the best men. Usually the champions in these moments come out and make the difference.
A champion is definitely Haaland, over 50 goals in the season in his first experience with the Citizens’ jersey, who is undoubtedly the most feared element in Simone’s line-up. Yes, it is true, there is also De Bruyne, another who has quality to spare. But it is the Norwegian centre forward who is the scariest. Scary that Guardiola was, in any case, made to feel yesterday, due to a ruinous fall during the finishing session in Istanbul. In the video you can see Pep in the distance, watching his striker’s reaction as he collides with the cooler that keeps the players’ drinks cool.
Manchester City-Inter, fear for Haaland
Yes, the blow comes alone for Haaland. A strange blow, because those coolers, with the water bottles, are obviously far away from the restricted playing field built by Guardiola for the warm-up. But nobody backs down over there, and so a contrast splashes the ball in that direction. Haaland does not realise the danger and falls ruinously.
In the distance you can see Guardiola observing the scene and hoping, in those moments, that Haaland can get up safely. So it happens shortly afterwards, with the help of what is probably a City masseur who immediately goes to meet the striker. Fear gone, the Norwegian runs back with his team-mates and sets his sights on Inter, with Acerbi surely having the most important task, that of trying to limit his range of action. And that of not giving him support otherwise Haaland becomes truly lethal.
¡CUIDADO ERLING! Haaland se tropezó con una heladerita en el entrenamiento de Manchester City pic.twitter.com/Gsy9PAFZ4Q
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