Erling Haaland's quiet night in Madrid didn't go unnoticed by his Manchester City teammates, who are already plotting how to ensure the striker is more effective at the Etihad next week.
21.04.2023 - 09:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City have made more than £54million in Champions League prize money this season after advancing to the semi-finals.
Erling Haaland has played no small part in their run to the final four and has already effectively paid back the £51million transfer fee City paid to trigger the release clause in his Borussia Dortmund contract during the summer transfer window.
The striker has scored 12 goals in the competition, four more than closest rival Mohamed Salah and double the tally of Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior, the closest competitor on a team in the semi-finals. Haaland took his total to a dozen with the opener against Bayern, having earlier missed a penalty, setting up their tie against the reigning champions and securing City an £11 million windfall.
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That is the financial reward they, Madrid, Milan and Inter all receive for winning their quarter-finals. For City, it only added to the £43million (€48.9m) they have already earned during this season's competition.
The club received £13.77million (€15.64m) just for qualifying in the first place. Then winning four of their six group stage matches once the action was underway, and drawing the other two, meant a further £ 11.5 million (€13.06m) followed for their performances.
Another £8.45million (€9.6m) came after reaching the round of 16, plus an additional £9.33million (€10.6m) was banked for progressing past RB Leipzig, taking the total to fractionally over £43million (€48.9m). After adding another £11million (€12.5m) in reaching the semi-finals, the total stands at £54.14 million (€61.4m).
Should City replicate their feats of 2021 and reach a second final in three years, £13.64million (€15.5m)
Erling Haaland's quiet night in Madrid didn't go unnoticed by his Manchester City teammates, who are already plotting how to ensure the striker is more effective at the Etihad next week.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, May 8.
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler believes Manchester City are determined to not allow their team to become overgrown with older players unlike his former club.
Trent Alexander-Arnold described the destination of the Premier League title as “obvious” as he backed Manchester City to win all of their remaining games and come out on top.
There was surprise to see Ederson on the bench for Manchester City against West Ham.
Pep Guardiola refused to confirm whether Kalvin Phillips has a long-term future at Manchester City, telling the England midfielder that he has to earn his place in the team just like everyone else.
They might be at perceived polar ends of the football spectrum but a healthy mutual respect exists between new Leeds United manager Sam Allardyce and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City are reportedly eyeing a surprise summer move for Aston Villa left-back Alex Moreno, with Pep Guardiola keen to recruit a new full-back at the end of the season.
With Erling Haaland's lovely chip over Lukas Fabianski, Manchester City killed the game against West Ham and took a huge step towards the Premier League title by winning their first game in hand to return top of the table.
Manchester City player Jack Grealish donated £5,000 to help with funeral costs after an Aston Villa supporter was tragically found dead on Saturday.
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan has admitted that following up February's win away to Arsenal with a disappointing draw at Nottingham Forest proved to be a crucial week in their season.
Manchester City supporters want to see Aymeric Laporte return to the starting line-up against Fulham in the Premier League this weekend.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes it would be increasingly difficult to argue that Manchester City are not the greatest English football team if they win the Champions League this season.
Manchester City took a giant leap towards retaining their Premier League crown with an emphatic 4-1 win over title rivals Arsenal on Wednesday.
When Pep Guardiola begins to feel the nerves kick in at the Etihad on Wednesday night, he will know it is a good sign. This is the biggest game of the Premier League season so far but when Guardiola thinks of the uncertainty that 90 minutes will bring, he will feel his heart rate rising.
Phil Foden is confident that Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland will become the record holder for scoring the most goals in a single Premier League season.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will break Mohamed Salah's Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season if he scores against Arsenal on Wednesday night.
Legendary former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester City have a slight advantage over Real Madrid going into next month's Champions League semi-final.
Chelsea are adamant that defender Levi Colwill will stay at the club this summer despite reported interest from Manchester City and Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola has a Man City 'luxury' in being able to substitute key players without a significant dip in quality.