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Man City's Haaland takes on Madrid's attacking trio in Champions League

Man City's Erling Halaand and Benzema of Real Madrid.[Twitter]

Two of the best attacking teams in Europe face off in the Champions League semifinals this week, with Manchester City's record-seeking Erling Haaland going against Real Madrid's red-hot trio of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema.

It will be a rematch of last year's semifinal, when Madrid got the better of a City team that didn't have Haaland in the squad. City fell short of European success yet again, while Madrid went on to win a record-extending 14th title.

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