Kevin De Bruyne believes Erling Haaland made a very good decision when he opted to join Manchester City, saying he does not understand anyone who doubted the Norwegian.
Although Haaland endured a quiet outing as City fell to a 1-0 loss at Liverpool on Sunday – their first defeat of the Premier League season – he has made a brilliant start to life in England.
Haaland has scored 15 goals in 10 Premier League games since joining City, and became the first player in the competition s history to hit hat-tricks in three successive home games earlier this month.
De Bruyne has already struck up a strong understanding with Haaland, and believes City s depth of attacking quality has made the striker s adaptation easier.
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Barcelona booked their spot in the last four of the Champions League with a 1-0 quarter-final second-leg win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
A goal from Argentine superstar Lionel Messi two minutes from half-time was enough to hand Barca a win at Donbass Arena on Tuesday, lifting them to a 6-1 aggregate triumph over the Ukrainian champions after their 5-1 destruction at the Nou Camp last Wednesday.
The hosts started brightly and dominated the opening quarter of an hour as Barcelona missed the influence of the suspended Andres Iniesta in the middle of the park.
Dominance of possession should have led to the opener for the Ukrainian outfit in the eighth minute when Brazilian attacker Douglas Costa was played in behind the defence forcing Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes …
Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon has admitted he could complete a permanent move to Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season.
The former Brazil Under-17 international, now 20, joined Chelsea from Sao Paulo for a fee believed to be in the region of €7.5 million in 2011, but has made just one English Premier League appearance over the past three seasons.
Piazon, having previously spent time on loan at Malaga and Vitesse Arnhem, is hoping a season-long loan at Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt will allow him to play regularly.
I wish to play at Chelsea, Piazon told BILD. But football is a surprise and everything can change quickly.
I m only 20 and anything can happen. If everything fits, I could stay in Frankfurt.
Chelsea h…