The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League took place on Friday, and Bayern Munich will face the best rival of their career in the competition – Manchester City.

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Manchester City – Bayern Munich, the headliner of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League

The reigning English champions had fun in the Round of 16 with RB Leipzig, a team they eliminated 8-1 on aggregate.

Erling Haaland scored 5 goals in this match and set several records in the game at the Etihad Stadium.

Now the “townsmen” will face an even stronger opponent, “Bavaria” from Munich. The German champion eliminated the colossus from the round of 16 (Paris Saint-Germain) with a total score of 3:0.

Pep Guardiola will face his former team and his side will rely on Erling Haaland, a striker who is currently the top scorer in the current Champions League (10 goals).

Sports director of Munich “Bayern” Hasan Salihamidzic after the first draw reacted to the main weapon of the “citizens” Erling Haland.

“Haaland is one of the best strikers in the world, but we defended well against PSG, who also have two of the best attacking players in the world. I think City are better than PSG at the moment, so the match against Bayern will be extremely interesting.” – he declared.

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann also talked about the double they will play against Manchester City.

“It is a good and difficult shooting at the same time. No one can say we had it easy if we win the trophy. We had a tough group, then PSG, now City. A potential semi-final is also difficult. I am delighted with the shooting.”