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“Etihad” arena was full of “Man City” team fans who witnessed an impressive event.
In the return leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals match against “Leipzig”, the “citizens” striker Erling Haaland scored five goals and secured his team's spot in the quarterfinals.
After the match, “Man City” coach Pep Guardiola explained why he substituted the Norwegian in the 63rd minute and did not allow him to further increase his goal tally.
“If he had reached this milestone at 22-23 years old, then the rest of the striker's life would have been boring.
He would no longer have goals. That's why I made the substitution.
I don't know about Lionel Messi in the match against Bayer Leverkusen (the Argentine had also scored 5 goals), but I usually make substitutions when the match is decided and I want to give my players more playing time,” - said Pep Guardiola.
