There were some great players on the pitch at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Wednesday. FC Barcelona and Manchester City had indeed met in Florida for a pre-season friendly match. While most of the players who played in Euro 2024 and the Copa América with their respective national teams were absent because they were still on vacation, several stars such as Josko Gvardiol, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland were present.
An Erling Haaland who unfortunately for him was unable to finish this match, won by the Blaugranas on penalties (2-2, 4 tab 1), Victim of a muscle injury, the Norwegian striker had to leave his partners at half-time. A premature exit which is likely to worry Pep Guardiola ten days before the Community Shield, which will pit the Sky Blues against their rivals Manchester United (August 10 at 4 p.m., at Wembley Stadium).
Pep Guardiola worried about Erling Haaland
“Erling is not comfortable. He didn’t feel well and that’s why he didn’t play the second half. We don’t want to take any risks. The start of the season is close. He has muscle problems so we don’t want to risk losing him for three weeks or a month. That would be a problem.”said the Catalan manager of the Citizens after the match, quite concerned about the fitness of his number 9. Will the cyborg be back on his feet quickly?
