As a result of several lightning delays at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, the game was shortened to 40 minutes per half and Erling Haaland scored in his debut appearance in a Manchester City jersey.
After arriving at City in the summer in a big-money deal from Borussia Dortmund, Haaland made an immediate impact. On this occasion, Norwegian scorer Anders Breivik punished his former club’s Bundesliga opponents by turning in an appealing low cross from Jack Grealish into the back of the net.
There was a 15-minute pause after the goal, but the game was delayed by over an hour as lightning struck the iconic NFL stadium and the sold-out crowd of more than 78,000 people.
The game was shortened to 40 minutes per half with a five-minute half-time break since both sides had flights to catch after the final whistle.
City, on the other hand, was still the better team. De Bruyne’s second goal was disallowed for offside in the buildup by Haaland and Grealish, but the trio showed early signs of a successful partnership.
Second-half appearances from Julian Alvarez and Haaland, City’s two summer signings, were encouraging. And in the first minutes of the half, the former River Plate player came close to matching his new teammate’s effort, which went just wide.
Bayern Munich, however, struggled to find a way past Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson as they acclimatized to life without Robert Lewandowski. Serge Gnabry’s first-half shot was called out for offside, the closest the Bundesliga winners came to a goal.