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Adam Booker·25 March 2023

📸 Upamecano avoids disaster against Man City as VAR overturns red card 😅

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Bayern Munich escaped disaster by the skin of their teeth in the opening 20 minutes of their Champions League quarter-final clash with Manchester City, as Dayot Upamecano narrowly avoided being sent off.

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The Frenchman was shown a red-card after taking down Erling Haaland from behind, but he was saved by an extremely narrow offside decision.

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With the Bavarians needing a miracle to close a three-goal deficit on the Premier League champions, losing a man in the early going would have been disastrous.

Upamecano’s luck would not last though, as he conceded a penalty with a handball in the final ten minutes of the half.

Can they continue to ride their luck into the semi-final?

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