Incredible Man City take charge of Bayern tie with 3-0 first-leg win

Incredible Man City take charge of Bayern tie with 3-0 first-leg win

Manchester City took entire control of their Champions League quarter-final tie with an emphatic 3-0 first-leg win over Bayern Munich at the Etihad Stadium.

Rodri's curling shot from distance in the first half gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead against the German champions before Bernardo Silva headed in a second after the interval.

Leroy Sane tested Ederson repeatedly in between but Bayern's defensive frailty was clear.

Erling Haaland, without so much as a draw in seven games against these opponents as a Borussia Dortmund player, exposed that fragility in volleying home the third goal as Bayern, and the struggling Dayot Upamecano in particular, began to wilt under City's pressure.

The fourth goal did not arrive but for all this team's travails in the latter stages of this competition, City will surely expect to progress to the final four after this result.

A hugely impressive performance that underlines their status as the favourites for the trophy.

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