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Erling Haaland injury: Why Man City striker isn't playing in FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea & when he could return

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<p>Haaland was substituted after 90 minutes of City's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola subsequently revealed that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/explained-why-erling-haaland-kevin-de-bruyne-substituted-man-city-champions-league-real-madrid-penalties/bltd9e46ae55f578971" target="_blank">the Norwegian had asked to come off </a>before extra-time as he was not feeling right. The manager went on to confirm that his top scorer was injured ahead of the game with Chelsea.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>"He's injured. I don't think it's much but he's not available for today. I don't know [if he will be back for the next game]," Guardiola told the <em>BBC</em>.</p>

WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

<p>Guardiola had said the day before the game that Haaland had felt <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/erling-haaland-injury-concern-pep-guardiola-fitness-fa-cup-semi-final-clash-chelsea/blt56f4442942453020#cs203c7c1fd2e9a007" target="_blank">"a muscular issue" against Madrid</a> but had played down the severity of the injury, putting it down to fatigue. Kevin De Bruyne, who was also forced off before extra-time against Madrid, was named in the starting line-up against Chelsea. Julian Alvarez replaces Haaland in City's attack.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Haaland missed two months earlier in the season with a foot injury. He has scored 30 goals this campaign but has been frequently <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-erling-haaland-dilemma-pep-guardiola-consider-dropping-striker-second-leg-real-madrid/blt4db2aa6f4d92c0a4" target="_blank">criticised for not delivering in the biggest matches</a>, drawing blanks in both games against Arsenal, Real Madrid and against Liverpool at Anfield.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>It remains to be seen whether Haaland will recover in time for City's next Premier League game away to Brighton on Thursday. City will be bidding to do the double now<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-real-madrid-mateo-kovacic-bernardo-silva/blt19ebcd6e07b3885a" target="_blank"> their hopes of repeating last year's epic treble triumph are over.</a></p>

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