One of the biggest clashes in the new format of the Champions League was between the current champions of the competition, Real Madrid, and the English champions, Manchester City.
In the first leg of the competition between these two giants, the Madrid team defeated Josep Guardiola's team 3-2 in Manchester.
The question of the next round was decided in the second leg in Madrid. In the match hosted by the Santiago Bernabeu arena, the Manchester team failed to show the expected game. Carlo Ancelotti's team punished Manchester City, which had lost its strength, three more times.
Kylian Mbappe himself scored a hat-trick and took his team to the next round. Nico Gonzalez's one late goal didn't change anything.
What's important for us is that Abdukadir Khusanov participated in the Champions League play-offs for the first time in his career. We hope that this is not the last time, and that Abdukadir will play in the most prestigious competition on the continent many more times.
After this match, specialists, experts, and the football community in general from different countries of the world are discussing the actions of both teams and players. In particular, Abdukadir Khusanov, who is entering the main team of Manchester City, is no exception.
Former striker Ja'far Irismetov, who left a deep mark on Uzbek football, gave the following assessment of the game of our 20-year-old defender.
- Abdukadir Khusanov played a decent game against Real Madrid. We can't say that he made a big mistake. There is simply a general decline in the game of Manchester City.
Could Khusanov have stopped Kylian Mbappe when he scored? Of course, he could have, but none of the goals were directly attributable to Abdukadir.
Khusanov played at his level and is gradually gaining a place in the starting lineup. In general, we can say that Manchester City defended poorly as a team, and Khusanov played at his level, - said Ja'far Irismetov.
Manchester City spent more than 200 million euros on four players during the winter transfer window. In particular, the "city" paid a 40 million euro fee to the French club "Lens" to sign Abdukadir Khusanov and allocated another 10 million euros in bonuses.
Abdukadir Khusanov, who moved to Manchester on January 20, has so far played four matches in the English Premier League, the domestic cup and the European Champions League, scoring one goal.
Khusanov has started three of the four games he has played in. Manchester City now face another serious clash. Pep Guardiola's men will host Premier League leaders Liverpool at home on February 23.
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