Video: Haaland’s gesture to Julian and former River’s penalty goal :: Ole

Julian Alvarez He had only a small consolation: he converted a penalty in the decisive shootout. these Champions League quarter-finals between Manchester City and Real Madrid. But like the rest of his team, he left with great disappointment that he had done everything to win and was eliminated from the tournament. The Argentine striker came on for extra time Erling Haalandwho hugged him and made a nice gesture to him at the moment of change.

Again, as in the first match in Madrid, the Norwegian did not play a very good game. He interfered little or not at all, he couldn’t hold the ball when it came to him, and He only had one clear scoring opportunity: a header against the crossbar in the first half.

For this reason, Pep Guardiola decided to bring Julian on for 30 minutes of extra time after being 1-1 after 90 minutes of normal time, although he later said in a press conference that Haaland asked him to be substituted due to the physical wear and tear he suffered. It is known that The Argentine and Erling have a very good relationship off the pitch, and at the moment of the substitution Haaland hugged him, kissed him and said something in his ear, probably wishing him luck.

The former River, who was cheered at the Etihad when he came on early in extra time, had only one shot on target after bursting into the box and receiving a pass from Foden. But Lunin controlled his strike from a not so advantageous position without any problems.

Already in the penalty shootout, Julian was chosen to be the first to score against Manchester City. And he made the score 1:0 with a right-handed shot from the inside onto the left post of the Madrid goalkeeper, who went the other way. However, due to missed penalties by Bernardo Silva and Kovacic, their contribution was not enough.

The Manchester side won’t be able to repeat last season’s treble but are fighting for the double. They face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final this Saturday, while they lead the Premier League by two points with six games left over Arsenal and Liverpool.