The essentials, first of all. Thanks to its easy success on Tuesday over Young Boys Bern (3-0), defending champion Manchester City is already assured of qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League. Just like its runner-up in group G, RB Leipzig, who defeated Red Star in Belgrade (1-2), moreover.
The accessory now. Challenged by Didier Drogba on October 30 in Paris, during the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Erling Haaland, author of a double against the Swiss, kept his word.
While the Norwegian received the Gerd-Müller trophy for the top scorer of the 2022-2023 season from Gary Lineker, the Ivorian told him: “For your next goal, I challenge you, you must choose between celebrating by Didier Drogba and that of Gary Lineker, if you accept of course. »
No TV images in France
The City cyborg took up the challenge, maliciously keeping his future choice a secret. So it was in a Drogba style, jerking arms and bent elbows (sorry, it’s not easy to describe) that Haaland celebrated his penalty scored in the 23rd minute. The former Chelsea striker was delighted with this choice on his Instagram account.
French viewers were unable to see these images anywhere other than on social networks, because the broadcaster beIN Sports had to give up broadcasting Young Boys Berne matches this season, because of the Swiss club’s sponsor, a trading site called “Plus500”. “According to the DGCCRF, any broadcast showing one of the sponsors of this team would constitute prohibited advertising,” explained the channel to justify this decision.