If football is the most individual of collective sports, the stake of the shock between Real Madrid and Manchester City last Wednesday, in the return of the return of
Champions Leagueexceeded the considerations of these two heavy goods vehicles on the continent.
More than a ticket in the round of 16 C1, it is also the race for the Ballon d'Or France Football which was played, in part, on the lawn of Bernabeu. Naturally engaged in this distance race with Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Jr or Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland was expected. But the Norwegian star, author of a double to go but physically reduced, had the mine of bad evenings as soon as he arrived in Madrid since Pep Guardiola placed him on the bench.
Except miracle, Haaland can draw a line on the Ballon d'Or
While Real Madrid has completed the work by composing its ticket for the next round, the elimination of Manchester City sounds like a collective and personal failure for Haaland. Questioned before this second round, the journalist from France Football Dave Appadoo had located the stake by placing himself on the side of Kylian Mbappé.
“We must not put ourselves in the place of voters, and we in France Football we respect this. But, I think Mbappé eliminated even before the knockout stages, for the ball it would be very, very complicated. Afterwards, see if it has a weight in terms of voters, no doubt, there is this issue. I hope he does not play with that in the head – for both by the way (with Erling Haaland, editor's note). I hope they play mainly to try to win a Champions League. »» A statement that still resonates this Thursday and concerns Erling Haaland. Kylian Mbappé gave the most beautiful responses.
