Haaland already finds Dortmund for the conflict with Metropolis

Twelve objectives in eight matches, these are the already dizzying statistics of the Norwegian since his arrival with the English champions. Anticipated on the flip by the Premier League, he confirmed the worst fears of his opponents: already ten objectives in six days, to which is added a double on the primary day of C1, in Seville (4-0).

In a gaggle G which additionally consists of Copenhagen, overwhelmed (3-0) by the Germans and which Metropolis will then face twice, Pep Guardiola’s males might already take a great possibility on qualification in the event that they succeed on Wednesday.

For Dortmund, who alternated the great and the unhealthy within the league, with 4 wins however two losses, one in opposition to Bremen (3-2) taking 3 objectives between the 89th and the ninety fifth whereas main 2-0, and a 3-0 in Leipzig on Saturday, this match will calibrate the ambitions of the Yellow and Black this season.

Dortmund have turned the web page

This summer time, Borussia needed to let go of its younger Norwegian prodigy (22), devoted to its position as a springboard membership, because it had been for Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembélé or Jadon Sancho earlier than him. .. and possibly Jude Bellingham subsequent summer time.

The worth of Erling Haaland, round 60 M EUR, particularly the quantity of the discharge clause written in his contract, clearly underestimates his worth and Dortmund are properly positioned to understand it. However the vice-champion of Germany has already turned the web page.

“Though now we have all the time beloved Erling and he was profitable with us, the query (of his switch, editor’s be aware) had develop into an actual burden within the locker room, within the membership and in his atmosphere”, lately commented on the membership sporting director Sebastian Kehl in an interview with Sport Bild.

“On the finish of the day, the timing of the switch was the proper one for each events (…) We knew what sort of participant we have been dropping and we knew he would make the distinction in Manchester Metropolis too”, he added. With 86 objectives in 89 video games with BVB, together with 62 in 67 Bundesliga video games, he carried his membership at arm’s size.

Haaland and Guardiola, “soccer buffs”

However a membership like Metropolis can’t depend on only one participant, even an alien like Haaland. “I completely perceive why everyone seems to be speaking about Erling, however now we have six different recruits and (…) all of the gamers who’ve been introduced right here by the membership make us higher,” mentioned Pep Guardiola earlier than the match in Sevilla. .

Amongst them is the Swiss defender Manuel Akanji, one other defector from Dortmund. “If every little thing rests on Erling’s shoulders, we cannot win the Champions League,” additionally warned the Catalan, who hasn’t missed a lot up to now two seasons to supply Metropolis this trophy after which he has been racing for the reason that arrival of his Emirati house owners in 2008.

Already irresistible on the pitch, Haaland in any case melted simply as shortly into his new atmosphere together with his new calls for. “Thus far every little thing has gone properly. You’ll be able to see it with the objectives and the best way we play. It is a very sophisticated system. I attempted to get into the crew and assimilate it so shortly as attainable (…) It is a good system, actually sophisticated, however very nice”, he defined to Telemundo Deportes, this week, additionally praising his relationship with Pep.

“I believe he is form of a soccer fanatic, like me… He is loopy about soccer and he thinks about all elements of soccer and methods to make it even higher. That is what I likes at residence”, he savored.