The one that is right now the most perfect machine to play soccer in Europe was left half this Tuesday.

Yes, Manchester City won, but it was something that was almost taken for granted against

the worst Dortmund in recent times

.

The surprising thing was that Guardiola's team lacked the usual punch to put the tie on track.

He will have to go to Germany with a minimal advantage, achieved at the last moment, and with the threat of the curse of having been unable until now to reach the semifinals with the Spanish on the bench.

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From the outset, it seemed that the night was going to be calmer for a City that, as usual, began ruling the game at will, moving the ball patiently and waiting for someone else's error to punish him.

It is that facet, few teams in the world like

the leader of the Premier

.

And the mistake, very rude, came from the hand of Emre Can.

De Bruyne recovered the ball, opened for Foden, he sent it to Mahrez and the Algerian returned it to the Belgian to finish what he himself had started.

From then on, the leading role went to the referee,

Ovidiu Hategan

, who made two serious mistakes in the first half.

One for each team, yes.

After whistling a penalty for a kick from Emre Can to Rodrigo, he went to review the play at the VAR.

No image made it clear whether there was contact or not and, despite this, despite the doubtful situation, he reversed his initial decision and annulled the penalty.

Shortly after, he stopped Bellingham when he was about to get into the goal with the ball controlled by an alleged previous foul on Ederson.

The repetitions showed that there was no infraction, perhaps the goalkeeper on the attacker, but as the referee rushed in the sanction, it was not possible to correct the error.

UEFA should prepare the refrigerator for the Romanian referee.

Haaland, isolated

Already in the second half, Dortmund gradually rose from the canvas they seemed to be on, gaining ground against City, but without having too many opportunities.

Haaland, very isolated throughout the night, had one in the opening minutes, beating

Rubén Dias

, but stopped by Ederson on the shot.

An isolated occasion as it was a few minutes later that of Foden, who with all the goal for him fired right at the position in which Hitz awaited his execution.

The game was getting leaden, distilling the feeling that nothing else was going to happen because City was ultimately winning and because Dortmund was still alive for the return with that result.

Until, suddenly, Haaland showed that he is much more than an excellent scorer,

projecting Reus with a back pass

and at the first touch for the German to tie the duel.

Only then did City put one more gear into the game until they finished scoring the second goal, scored by Foden in the last half of the game.

Guardiola's men will go to Dortmund with an advantage, but also with the fear that any minute detail will leave them out of the semifinals again.

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