He did not score or be decisive but Carlos Baleba had a lot to do with Brighton’s victory against Manchester City (2-1). If the fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions of the team of Pep Guardiola caused a lot of talk throughout Europe, because it was the club’s worst series since 2006, the performance of the former LOSC player did not go unnoticed. Baleba was even voted man of the match at the end of the match.
His entry into play changed everything
On the bench at kick-off, the Cameroonian replaced the Swede Yasin Ayari after the locker room, who was warned and was at fault for opening the score. d’Erling Haaland (23e). In just over forty-five minutes on the pitch, the young defensive midfielder (20 years old) brought more balance and solidity (3 balls recovered) to the midfield. His impact and precision (18 successful passes out of 19, 31 balls touched) also created danger as when he launched his teammate Kaoru Mitoma who stumbled on Ederson (68e).
With Baleba, the “Seagulls” overthrew City in the last quarter of an hour with goals João Pedro (78e) et Matt O’Riley (83e), two other elements that the German coach launched during the second period Fabian Hürzeler (31 years old), arrived last summer to replace Roberto De Zerbi who left for Marseille.
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