Pep Guardiola is optimistic that star striker Erling Haaland prevented a knee damage throughout Saturday’s 4-0 win over Newcastle United and is hopeful the Norwegian might be accessible for Wednesday’s large Champions League match in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Haaland was favoring his proper knee within the closing levels of the victory after happening on the pitch and grimacing in discomfort following an obvious non-contact damage.
The 24-year-old walked off the pitch below his personal energy and watched the remainder of the match from the bench, the place he did not obtain any quick medical consideration. He did not appear to be in any apparent ache whereas shaking fingers after the ultimate whistle, both.
“When he went down, everybody was scared,” Guardiola advised reporters after the match, per Mark Ogden of ESPN. “However he walked off smiling and the physician did not inform me unhealthy information so hopefully he’s positive.
“I’ve not spoken to the physician. Perhaps it is not unhealthy because it might be.”
Manchester Metropolis meet Actual Madrid on Wednesday within the second leg of their Champions League knockout playoff tie. Guardiola’s males might be seeking to overturn a 3-2 deficit within the Spanish capital after dropping the primary leg at residence, a contest by which Haaland scored each of his group’s targets.
