Haaland double fires Dortmund into Champions League quarter-finals
10 March, 2021
Erling Braut Haaland have scored doubly Borussia Dortmund placed off a overdue Sevilla fightback to attain the Champions Group quarter-finals with a 'crazy, amazing' 5-4 aggregate win following a frantic 2-2 second-leg draw in Tuesday.
Haaland, who all also netted a good double in Dortmund's 3-2 last 16 first-leg success, tapped in a good first-50 percent opener and scored a retaken penalty following the break behind closed doors at Signal Iduna Recreation area.
"It was a hard game -- I'm tired right now, but to maintain the next round feels very great," Haaland told Sky.
"It had been a crazy video game and a crazy, amazing win."
Sevilla forward Youssef En-Nesyri scored a 69th-minute spot-kick and a good last-gasp equaliser but Dortmund clung on.
"We're unhappy with the result. Real truth is, we didn't possess any luck -- that they had one prospect and they scored," En-Nesyri advised Movistar.
"We fought before last minute."
Haaland, the person of the match, is the competition's top-scorer this year with 10 goals found in six games.
The 20-year-old may be the youngest player to attain 20 Champions League goals, in just 14 appearances, breaking the previous tag set by Kylian Mbappe.
"We have been punished by a player (Haaland) who'll make his mark on this era," predicted Sevilla instructor Julen Lopetegui.
Although that they had lost three of their four previous games, Sevilla dominated the starting exchanges and Dortmund had to withstand intense early on pressure before taking the lead against the go of play.
When the Spaniards misplaced possession within their own half, Dortmund midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud slipped a complete to Marco Reus, who sprinted to attain the ball at the byline and Haaland diverted in his cut-back.
- 'Turbulent' finish -
He previously the ball in the net again soon after the interval, however the target was disallowed following the referee decided Haaland had fouled Sevilla defender Fernando before firing home from a tight position after consulting the pitchside screen.
However, the referee as well awarded a penalty immediately after spotting a foul in Haaland earlier in the build-up.
Reus, Dortmund's usual penalty taker, stepped apart to permit Haaland to take the spot-kick.
Although his initial effort was tipped onto the post by Yassine Bounou, the Sevilla goalkeeper shifted prior to the kick was taken and Haaland manufactured no mistake with his second attempt.
Both Haaland and Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan were booked for a few pushing and shoving, with the La Liga side angered by Haaland's celebrations.
"I missed the first penalty, but if he'd stood on the line I'd have scored, but he cheated," added Haaland.
"I was a little bit nervous on the next penalty, but I knew it might be nice to score a second goal."
Dortmund defender Emre Can also earned a yellow card and gave away a penalty for a blatant push on Sevilla ahead Luuk de Jong, which Morocco striker En-Nesyri blasted residence.
With five minutes still left, Bounou produced a beautiful reflex save from Dahoud's shot in the area.
However, Sevilla were not finished and En-Nesyri netted once again with a powerful header only before the final whistle just as Dortmund weathered a past due storm.
"It had been a turbulent video game," stated Dortmund caretaker mentor Edin Terzic.
"It's not confirmed for us to understand this far, so nowadays to be one of the better eight in Europe produces us happy. Erling Haaland was only outstanding."
Source: www.daily-sun.com
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