Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich: Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland all score to earn commanding first-leg lead

Manchester City ripped apart Bayern Munich to win 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, with Erling Haaland scoring the final goal of a statement victory. A more unlikely name, Rodri, opened the scoring, curling a left-footed shot into the top corner from 25 yards out to score in the Champions League for the first time and give his side a 1-0 lead at the break.

Ad It could have been more, but for a sensational Yann Sommer reflex stop to deny Ilkay Gundogan. Champions LeagueGuardiola wary of 'Bayern mentality', Tuchel says he 'fell in love' with his side7 HOURS AGO Bayern were the better side early in the second half, with former Man City man Leroy Sane thrice stinging Ederson's palms.

However, that Bayern momentum came to a crashing halt when Bernardo Silva doubled City's lead from Haaland's cross as the home team pounced on some slack defending. Bayern then fell apart and Haaland ensured City will take a three-goal lead to Germany when he scored his 11th Champions League goal of the season from close range.

Manchester City have never won the Champions League and Pep Guardiola has not lifted the trophy since he left Barcelona more than a decade ago, but this performance, against a team who previously had eight wins from eight games in the competition, will add to the belief in the blue half of Manchester that this might be their year. Champions League group standings Champions League fixtures / results Champions League top scorers TALKING POINT — Pep doesn't overthink it Guardiola has often been accused of overthinking things in the Champions League knockout rounds, with defeat to Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in the 2021 final a prime example.

That was decidedly not the case on this occasion. Instead