METERwith outstanding performance Erling Haaland He led Manchester City to the quarterfinals of the English FA Cup. In the 6:2 (3:1) victory at Luton Town, the Norwegian scored the first five goals for the Champions League winners; Kevin de Bruyne carried out the preparatory work on four occasions. Mateo Kovacic (72nd) secured the final point, but the substitution of Jack Grealish (38th) due to injury dampened spirits.
For Haaland it was the second game of his time at the Skyblues in which he scored five goals: in the premier category he scored 7-0 against RB Leipzig also done. On Tuesday in Luton he scored five goals in 58 minutes (3rd, 18th, 40th, 55th, 58th).
Guardiola: “Their connection was perfect”
Luton temporarily reduced the score to 2:3 thanks to Jordan Clark (45', 52'), but Haaland put on a great show. The team manager Pep Guardiola he took the striker off the field in the 77th minute; after all, the record for an FA Cup match was still a long way off. This is held by Scot Ted MacDougall, now 77, who scored a sensational nine goals in AFC Bournemouth's 11-0 victory over Margate FC on November 20, 1971. German coach Jürgen Klopp will play this Wednesday with Liverpool FC against Southampton FC.
“What can I say? It was really good,” City manager Pep Guardiola said after the game. “Erling (Haaland, editor) is unstoppable and Kevin (De Bruyne, editor)… their connection was perfect. It was a really good game.”
Meanwhile, in the Spanish Cup, Real Mallorca beat the favorite, Real Sociedad, and thus reached the final of the Copa del Rey. In the second leg of the semi-finals, the Balearic team won 5-4 on penalties. After extra time the score was 1:1 (0:0, 1:1). Mallorca now aspires to its second Spanish Cup title, having achieved it for the only time until now in 2003.
Giovanni González (50th) put Mallorca ahead, Mikel Oyarzabal (71st) saved San Sebastián in the round of 16 of the Champions League in extra time. In the penalty shootout, Mallorca player Dominik Greif saved Oyarzabal's first attempt, but the visiting scorers confidently took advantage. No goals were scored in the first leg.
Atlético de Madrid and Athletic de Bilbao will determine the second finalist on Thursday (9:30 p.m./DAZN). The Basques won the first leg 1-0.