Enimate blow for the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola in this very complicated season … The reigning England champion, who will leave his crown in Liverpool in a few weeks, lost Erling Haaland in the FA Cup quarter-final won on the Bournemouth field (1-2) on Sunday.
The Norwegian cyborg had time to miss a penalty (14th), to equalize on the return from the locker room (49th) to respond to the opening of the Cherries score signed Evanilson (21st), before giving way on injury at the time of play (61st). His lining Omar Marmoush precisely gave visitors the advantage for a few moments after his entry into play (63rd). The Egyptian recruit will have to chain matches at the forefront of the team now.
Haaland left the stadium in crutches and the exams in Monday are final. The 24 -year -old scorer, author of 30 achievements in 40 matches this season all competitions, is seriously affected by the left ankle and must consult a specialist to establish a complete prognosis and adapted rehabilitation. The Mancunian club does not give any duration of unavailability, but the English press already assures that the player will miss a good part of the end of the season.
Haaland for Norway-Italy?
Man City will have to do without his prolific gunner, author of 52 then 38 goals in his first two years. The Cityzens, 5th in the championship, still have nine games to play in the Premier League in order to finish in the top 5 and qualify for the next Champions League, they who were eliminated by Real Madrid in the final phase (3-6 in cumulative). Chelsea is one step ahead, while Newcastle and Brighton have one more point. In a month and a half, the former Dortmund Crack could find the competition and participate in the last two championship games but especially in a potential final of FA Cup in the event of a victory against Nottingham in a half.
However, the season will not be over for Erling Haaland, far from it. Norway hopes to count on its star player in its next two matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in early June with a shock against Italy in Oslo. Then Haaland may have found all his physical faculties for the Club World Cup in the United States, with matches in the group phase against Wydad, Al-Aïn and Juventus, respectively on June 18, 22 and 26.
