TA: Haaland’s abilities are becoming more and more comprehensive, and it is difficult for Manchester City to maintain a stable performance within 90 minutes.

Football 9:31pm, 6 November 2025 180

Manchester City defeated Dortmund 4-1 in the Champions League last night, and TA focused on Haaland's performance.

The article wrote that Haaland's amazing on-field statistics make it difficult to predict what record he will break next. After scoring again against Dortmund, Haaland set a new record.

With Doku's return pass, Haaland made a beautiful sweep, becoming the first player to score in five consecutive Champions League games with three different clubs.

To do this in a team as strong as Manchester City is already remarkable, but Haaland has already demonstrated this consistent goal-scoring ability in 2019, when he was playing for Red Bull Salzburg at the age of 19, and as a teenager in Dortmund the following year.

Now 25-year-old Haaland serves as Manchester City captain in the absence of B seat and Ruben Dias, both of whom are on the bench. As a member of City's dressing room leadership team, Haaland has taken on more responsibilities and played a more comprehensive role in the team, particularly playing an important role in defending corners.

In addition, Harland's overall performance has also improved to a new level. Facing Dortmund's three centre-backs, his ball control and one-touch passing were once again on full display.

Ruben Dias probably thought he wouldn't get his shorts dirty in last night's game. As Manchester City's first-choice centre-back, Dias received a rare night's rest.

However, Guardiola had to anxiously send Dias on the field in the 80th minute and asked him to take off his sports pants, which fully demonstrated that Manchester City was unable to maintain full control of the rhythm during the 90-minute game. Not long before, the game had looked one-sided.

In the 73rd minute, Anton's goal helped Dortmund regain a victory. At this time, Manchester City seemed to relax. A free kick was quickly taken. Doku failed to react in time, and the Manchester City players did not notice the opponent's center back running forward.

Manchester City was under tremendous pressure in the subsequent game. A defensive error forced goalkeeper Donnarumma to rush out of the goal and make two consecutive sliding tackles. This is why Guardiola replaced Dias, Bernardo Silva and Xerki to inject new vitality into the team.

So far this season, Manchester City has struggled to maintain a stable performance within 90 minutes, partly due to frequent substitutions that interrupt the rhythm of the game, but this time the situation is different.

Nevertheless, Shirki's introduction injected new life into the game. The French player calmly sent the ball into the far corner of the opponent's goal after passing two Dortmund players, ensuring that the game ended with a happy score.

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