The hidden reason why Erling Haaland was substituted at 91minutes for Julian Alvarez during Manchester City vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League match

Erling Haaland, a striker for Manchester City, was one of three players who informed Pep Guardiola that they were the only ones who could continue playing against Real Madrid.

Prior to the beginning of extra time, Erling Haaland made a request to be removed from the Champions League match that Manchester City was playing against Real Madrid.

After 90 minutes of play in the European quarterfinal, Haaland was unexpectedly taken out of the game and replaced by Julian Alvarez. Alvarez played the remaining 30 minutes of the match and then participated in the penalty shootout that then followed. Mateo Kovacic and John Stones came in to replace Kevin De Bruyne and Manu Akanji after they were taken out of the game during the second half of extra time.

It appeared as though Haaland was limping off the field, and Pep Guardiola revealed after the game that all three players had communicated to him that they needed to be removed from the field. City has to keep its fingers crossed that all three players will be able to heal in time to be ready for the FA Cup semi-final match against Chelsea, which is scheduled to take place in less than three days.

In order to go out, Erling and Kevin requested me to go. With the exception of Manu, they were unable to proceed,” the manager stated. Despite the fact that I am not a huge supporter of making so many substitutes, Kevin, Erling, and Manu urged me to leave the game because they were unable to continue playing. They were playing an incredible game.

“At this time, we are taking a break; tomorrow, we will return, and on Friday, we will drive to London to see the game. We will see what happens. We will, of course, observe how people react, and it is true that it is simpler to recover from a loss than it is to recover from a victory; however, given that this is the semi-final of the FA Cup, we will make every effort to compete as much as possible.