They are the team everyone will want to avoid in next week’s quarter final draw.
Manchester City look like the most formidable team in Europe and no-one should bet against them repeating last year’s Treble. And that is without ever needing to get out of first let alone second gear to smash FC Copenhagen as they racked up another three goals in a horribly one-sided last 16 tie.
Erling Haaland was on the scoresheet with his 29th goal in all competitions but one statistic was even more telling for the City goal machine. Haaland, 23, now has 41 goals in 37 Champions League appearances. He was already the youngest player in the competition’s history to reach 40 goals and keeps on breaking barriers.
City legend Sergio Aguero got 41 Champions League goals in his career but took 79 games to reach that number. It is just frightening to think Haaland believes he can still get even better. Holders City are favourites to win the Champions League again, they are into the FA Cup quarter finals and are well placed in the title race ahead of Sunday’s trip to Liverpool.
They just look unstoppable and were even able to make wholesale changes (seven in total from Sunday’s starting XI), rest players for Anfield and still steamroller FC Copenhagen. Yes, it was only FC Copenhagen but the Danes did put Manchester United out of the group stages of the competition this season.
At times, FC Copenhagen actually gave City more problems than United did on Sunday which is probably not saying much. City were also already 3-1 up from the first leg and were in cruise control.
But whenever they needed to, City just turned up the intensity and got the job done. They have so many more gears to get to when they have to face the big boys in this competition.
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