Antonio Rudiger’s impressive performance against Erling Haaland in the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid sparked excitement among fans.

Before the encounter in the first leg of the C1 quarterfinals this morning, Rudiger admitted that he was looking for revenge on this opponent, because Man City had caused them to lose in the past in the continent’s top tournament. Real Madrid, rarely experiencing such defeats, does not want to repeat the scenario this season. With both teams considered favorites to win the Champions League, they once again met again, with the quarter-finals considered an early final of the tournament.

Man City’s failures in the Champions League are a dark cloud covering Pep Guardiola’s reign, but the 5-1 final victory in the semi-finals of the 2022/2023 season against Real Madrid became a boost to help them make history. . Antonio Rudiger said before the match: “We are looking forward to this match… A little bit, we want revenge.”

Rudiger also expressed his determination to silence Erling Haaland again: “It was a good match last year at the Bernabeu. We all did a great job keeping Haaland quiet that night.”

And he once again completed this difficult task at dawn this morning. The match had 6 goals but the Norwegian star did not contribute any goals or assists.

Haaland’s numbers in this match are quite modest. He only touched the ball 20 times throughout the match, completing 6/9 passes and only taking 1 shot. Haaland tried to dribble the ball once but failed, while being passed once. The big reason is because of Antonio Rudiger’s solid defense.

Playing 90 minutes, Rudiger touched the ball 61 times, completing 41/51 passes, including 3 long passes. He had 3 relief situations, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions and won 3/4 duels.

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Almost three years ago, Rudiger won his first UEFA Champions League title after Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final at the Estadio do Dragao.

The following April, he scored his first goal in the Champions League in a 3-2 away win over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. At the end of that season, Rudiger officially announced that he would leave Chelsea after five years. A short time later Real Madrid announced that Rudiger had arrived as a free agent, signing a four-year contract. To date, this can be considered one of Real’s best free deals.

Last season, this defender contributed greatly to the White Vultures winning 4 titles. This season, Rudiger is aiming for the two titles he is missing with Real. After many months of chasing Girona, the white shirt team is currently flying high at the top of La Liga and is still considered the brightest candidate for the C1 championship. If they succeed, that journey will definitely leave Rudiger’s footprints.