* Report by Omolade Durojaiye
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 on Tuesday to continue their quest for a first ever Champions League title in their quarterfinal first leg.
Haaland, who scored City’s third goal of the night in the 76th minute, has 45 goals in all competitions,making him the first Premier League player to do so in a single season record, moving him ahead of Mo Salah and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Rodri put Pep Guardiola’s team ahead in the 27th minute with a wonder goal, cutting the ball back to beat midfielder Jamal Musiala and curling a blistering long-range shot into the top left corner beyond the outstretched hand of Yann Sommer.
Bernardo Silva scored their second in the 70th minute, heading in a cross from Haaland. The Norwegian got a goal of his own six minutes later, striking from close range
Guardiola faced a familiar foe in Tuchel, who was Chelsea manager when they triumphed over City in the final in 2021.
European success has eluded the manager but his confidence will be high that he can end that drought ahead of the second leg, which takes place on April 19 at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
City handed Bayern Munich there biggest defeat in the Champions League since a 3-0 loss to Paris St Germain in 2017.