Haaland's sudden outburst was completely unexpected by Liverpool.

And with little time left, even if they have woken up to the fact that they had underestimated Haaland's threat, it would be too late.

In the final moments of the game, Liverpool launched a frenzied counterattack to try to equalize the score.

However, Manchester City's calm defence failed to achieve their goal, and they had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat at home.

For Liverpool, the result almost sealed their death sentence.

Failing to win at home, their hopes of winning away from home are even slimmer.

After the game, the Liverpool players on the field were very disappointed and collapsed to the ground one by one.

In this game, they really tried their best, but they still failed to win Manchester City, and were even reversed by their opponents, which was not as good as the last draw.

Also unwilling were the Liverpool fans in the stands, and many Liverpool fans even began to cry when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

They have understood that Liverpool's Champions League journey this year has come to an end after losing at home to Manchester City.

This is extremely disappointing for these Reds fans who are looking forward to seeing the team recover.

At the end of the match between Manchester City and Liverpool, all four matches of this round of Champions League games have also ended.

Judging from the final result, the teams that were favored before the game basically won the game, and there were no upsets.

Defending champions Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 away and have essentially secured a ticket to the last four in advance.

Bayern Munich, whose squad is aging and its strength has declined, beat Sevilla 2-1 away.

Although he failed to play the kind of dominating performance that fans expected, even the goal of the comeback equalizer was based on the opponent's own goal.

But you just say he didn't win!

Bayern won, and they have two away goals, and the next game is back at home, as long as they don't lose too much, their place in the last four is still very secure.

Compared to Bayern, Barcelona seem to have better luck.

Playing at home, they beat Serie A team Roma 4-1.

In this game, Roma's defenders sent big gifts one after another, first captain De Rossi set up an own goal, and then Maronas sent another own goal, relying on the opponent's own goal to score two goals, Barcelona's victory can be described as extremely easy.

After the first round of matches, everyone can basically guess the list of the top four.

So many fans skip the second round and start enjoying the four teams in the semi-finals.

"Real Madrid are the defending champions and Manchester City are the runners-up last season, so I think it will be interesting if these two teams meet in the semi-finals early!"

"Pep Guardiola and Lin are both former Barcelona players, and Manchester City have beaten Barcelona in the Champions League final, so I think it will be a great game if Manchester City and Barcelona meet in the semi-finals!"

"Then according to what you say, Bayern is Pep Guardiola's former club, and taking Manchester City to his old club to stage a revenge plot is not also exciting?"

All four teams are very strong, and no matter how the draw is drawn, the semi-final matches will be very exciting.

But it's too early to tell, after all, there is still a second leg to play!

Although the advantages of these four teams are great, it is not impossible to cause upsets.

……

After the match against Liverpool, Manchester City took the bus back to Manchester non-stop.

Despite the close proximity of Manchester City to Liverpool, the game was a drain on the players and it could take several days to fully recover.

Unfortunately, in the next leg of the Premier League, Manchester City will host the Manchester derby.

Although Manchester City's hard power is stronger than Manchester United, they have just finished playing Liverpool and don't have much time to rest, and when they encounter Manchester United at this time, I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle.

And that's exactly what happened!

On April 8, in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City, which was playing at home, had established a huge lead of 2:0 in the first half with the goals of Lin Quan and Sergio Aguero in the first half of the game.

But after entering the second half, the physical fitness of Manchester City's players began to decline, and Manchester United strengthened the strangulation of the middle, lacking enough physical fitness to limit the opponent, Pogba, Herrera and others began to be active.

In the 53rd minute of the second half, Herrera assisted Pogba to score a goal.

Just two minutes later, Alexis Sanchez provided the assist for Paul Pogba, who scored a brace in the space of two minutes.

City's huge advantage built up in the first half was quickly erased, and that wasn't even the worst of all.

Manchester United, who has completely become in form, has begun to seize the initiative on the field, and even overwhelmed Manchester City at home in momentum.

Manchester City were unlucky in this game, as they had already hit the woodwork twice in the first half, and in the 59th minute of the second half, De Bruyne's long-range shot hit the crossbar again and bounced off.

Two minutes later, Lin Quan's shot from inside the box was denied by the post.

Manchester City hit the box one after another, while Manchester United hit one by one.

In the 69th minute, Alexis Sanchez broke down the right and sent in a cross that Jesse Lingard half-turned and volleyed home to score a brilliant goal and help his team complete the comeback.

The Etihad Stadium was silent, and the Manchester City fans looked at each other.

They have the impression that the team has not lost to Manchester United for four or five years.

Could it be that Manchester City are going to lose at home today?

On the sidelines, Guardiola couldn't sit still at this time.

He immediately set about making substitutions, bringing on Gundogan, replacing De Bruyne, replacing Leroy Sane, and replacing Mbappe, who was impulsive.

Then he hesitated, gritted his teeth, and used the last substitution spot as well.

"Haaland, you go!"

Pep Guardiola chose to believe in Haaland, the man who won the last game, and chose to replace Sergio Aguero with him.

Seeing Manchester City's substitution, Mourinho also immediately began to make substitution adjustments.

He brought on Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Herrera and Jesse Lingard, and Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof and Scott McTominay to strengthen the defence.

Manchester City fans saw that the opposing striker Romelu Lukaku was still on the pitch, and they couldn't help pinning their hopes on the pestle king.

The last time at Old Trafford, if it weren't for the two 'assists' from Romelu Lukaku, Manchester City might not have won so easily.

After Sane, Haaland and others came on the pitch, Manchester City's offensive firepower improved.

But Manchester United is not the same as Liverpool, Pep Guardiola is a very good defensive coach, and when he is determined to defend, it will be difficult for even a fully fit Manchester City to break through the door of his team, let alone at a time when Manchester City is not in such a bad form.

In the 85th minute of the game, Lin Quan got rid of Matic's entanglement in the middle and sent a through stopper.

Haaland received the ball and swept the ball into the back of the net, and just as he was about to celebrate with his hands held high, his goal was disallowed for offside.

Haaland ran to protest to the referee with emotion, he felt that he had just been offside, which must have been a misjudgment.

However, the referee felt that his authority had been challenged, and he was very unhappy with such a little hairy boy's questioning, so he didn't talk nonsense with Haaland at all, and directly showed a yellow card to warn him, and insisted on his own penalty.

Slow-motion replays at the scene showed that Haaland was on the same line as the last defender when he received the ball, making it difficult to tell with the naked eye whether he was offside.

If there is a VAR assistant referee to make a decision, the goal may still be up for grabs.

But in this day and age, what the referee says is what it is, let alone this kind of very vague and very difficult to judge the ball.

Although the goal was disallowed, it still scared Chelsea into a cold sweat.

At Mourinho's behest, they further intensified their defensive intensification in the Manchester City midfield, preferring to foul rather than give them a chance to pass the ball.

Manchester United have been waiting for this victory for too long, and the players on the pitch have been fighting like chicken blood in order to get this victory.

It's true when you're attacking, it's the same when you're defending.

Even Pogba was unequivocal when defending, not only taking the initiative to defend, but also voluntarily taking on some dirty work.

Under the united defence of Manchester United's players, Manchester City were unable to equalise in the end.

When the referee blew the final whistle, the score was fixed at 2:3, and Manchester City lost the Manchester derby, and the unbeaten golden body of the season was also shattered.

After the game, the Manchester United players celebrated wildly as if they had won the Premier League this season.

"Your team played a good game, congratulations!"

Although he lost, Guardiola still took the initiative to shake hands with Mourinho and congratulate him.

The two used to be very good friends, but later they were a little unhappy because of disagreements in ideas and some filthiness on the field.

But the two have not yet reached the point of enemies, but the relationship is a little colder.

And with the gradual opening of the two in the league and the Champions League, Guardiola has gradually lost a little bit of his mind to fight with Mourinho.

After all, I have won too much, and I am already a little numb.

But for Mourinho, he has always regarded Pep Guardiola as his biggest rival.

The win was a morale boost for him and his team.

This proves that he is still capable of beating Pep Guardiola and his team!

Mourinho heard Pep Guardiola's words, glanced at the Manchester City players on the pitch, and said to him:

"Thank you, and congratulations on having a good group of players and a great team!"

Guardiola was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Mourinho to change sex.

However, before he could speak, Mourinho was heard to continue:

"But my team is the greatest team and I'll prove it!"

With that, he turned around and left.

Guardiola was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled.

This guy is still so competitive, still so arrogant, he really hasn't changed at all!

Manchester City's home defeat to Manchester United, without any suspense, made headlines in several newspapers after the game.

All over England and even the whole of European football are curious about when Manchester City's unbeaten golden body will be broken.

There are not many games left in the Premier League, and if Manchester City don't lose again, they will have to win the title unbeaten.

In the history of the Premier League, only Arsenal have won the title unbeaten.

But Arsenal's title-winning season was nowhere near as strong as City's.

If Manchester City is really undefeated and wins the title, then the rest of the Premier League may have to live in the shadow of Manchester City again.

So Manchester United's victory is not only significant for themselves, but also for the Premier League as a whole.

However, for Manchester City, they have already won the title seven rounds in advance, and the outcome of this game will not affect them much.

But losing at home to Manchester United will still have some impact on the mentality of the players.

So Pep Guardiola calmed the players in the dressing room and announced that the team would be given a day off to get some rest.

Once they're rested, they'll be ready to take on Liverpool at home.

It was a very unfriendly time for Manchester City indeed.

Their last four games have all been against strong teams, first away at Liverpool, then at Manchester United, then at home to Liverpool, and then at home to Liverpool, before going to White Hart Lane to take on Tottenham.

Playing four high-intensity games like that in just 10 days is a huge test for any team.

What's more, Manchester City has just lost to its sworn rivals in the same city, and its morale has suffered a lot.

If we lose to Liverpool again, the team may not only lose hope of qualifying for the last four of the Champions League, but may even collapse at the end of the season.

For this reason, Guardiola attaches great importance to this game, even if Manchester City has a small advantage, he does not dare to slack off.

In the last game against Manchester United, Manchester City built so many huge advantages in the first half, didn't they still collapse in the second half?

Considering the team's current devilish schedule and the physical reserves of the players, this game must not be careless, because they cannot afford to lose.

A league defeat to Manchester United doesn't matter to Manchester City, who have already won the title in advance.

However, a Champions League defeat to Liverpool would lead to Manchester City's exit from the quarter-finals, and there would be no hope of revenge on Real Madrid.

This is something that Manchester City cannot accept in any way.

Therefore, Guardiola did not continue the formation and style of play of the previous game, but sacrificed the style of play that Manchester City had played 18 consecutive wins at the beginning of the season.

Manchester City picked up three centre-backs at home to press the attacking style of play!

In the frantic cheering of the fans, Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Liverpool after the opening!

In the 2nd minute of the game, De Bruyne sent an assist, Lin Quan burst into the penalty area to complete the fatal blow, and Manchester City scored at the speed of light, rewriting the total score to 4:2!

The goal came so quickly that Liverpool and even the fans were caught off guard.

In Liverpool's coach's box, Klopp's brows have been deeply wrinkled, 2 goals behind, and the opponent has three away goals, Liverpool wants to advance, at least 3 goals must be scored!

It's too hard! (End of chapter)