Crazy: five for Holland, 0:7 for City over Leipzig

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Champions League 22-23

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The outstanding actor


Arling Holland, score: 10
With a huge five and a historic performance, it is clear to everyone who is the best of the game. What a great player Manchester City have

The disappointing player


Yoshko Gabardiol, score: 3
One of the most promising defenders in the world could not cope with Holland and City’s attack

Mighty, crazy, historic, unimaginable, any word and any phrase will not be enough to describe what Erling Holland did tonight, the Norwegian giant who sometimes seems to be a machine and not an ordinary human being. The mighty striker made history this evening (Tuesday) when he scored a mighty five in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League and led Manchester City to the next stage at the expense of Red Bull Leipzig with a crushing 0:7.

After 1:1 and a balanced game on German soil, the guests arrived with hopes of surprising the Citizens, but were quickly disappointed. In the 20th minute, a controversial penalty was whistled in favor of the hosts after a Leipzig defender, Benjamin Henriques touched his hand inside the box and the VAR system intervened. Holland stepped up to kick from the penalty spot and scored. Two minutes later, he added a goal with a close shot.

In the added time of the first half, the Norwegian completed a hat trick with a push from the goal line. In the 48th minute, Ilkay Gondwan made the Blues 0:4 with a kick from outside the area, while in the 53rd minute Holland did it again when he took advantage of a mix-up in the area after a corner kick, scoring his fourth goal and City’s fifth. Three minutes later, scored the fifth goal after kicking the rebound off the goalkeeper’s tackle after Manuel Akenji’s aerial kick from a corner kick.

Erling Holland is crazy (Reuters)Erling Holland is crazy (Reuters)
Erling Holland celebrates five (Reuters)Erling Holland celebrates five (Reuters)

In the 64th minute, Holland was replaced by Pep Guardiola and actually didn’t get the chance to break the record of Leo Messi and Adriano, who were the only players ever to score a hat-trick in the Champions League. The mighty striker was ‘satisfied’ with equaling the record and advancing his team to the quarter-finals of the most prestigious institution on the continent. In added time, Kevin De Bruyne completed the celebration with a great kick from outside the box.

Holland with the match ball.  You should get two bullets for a performance like this (Reuters)Holland with the match ball. You should get two bullets for a performance like this (Reuters)

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