Three key factors: Can Real keep Haaland quiet, will Pep overthink, who will win the battle Junior or Grealish?
Manchester City's Erling Haaland during a training session at the City Football Academy, Manchester. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
The build up to the first leg was dominated by the question of how the Spaniards would handle the Haaland who had scored 18 goals in his 12 previous appearances ahead of the trip to the Bernabeu Stadium. The answer came in the form of an outstanding display by Antonio Rudiger who shackled the forward so effectively that the 52-goal Norway international touched the ball just 21 times and was limited to just a couple of fleeting glimpses of goal during the closely fought game.




