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Erling Haaland is handed a THREE out of ten by L'Equipe AND Marca in brutal verdict of his quiet night for Man City against Real Madrid after being 'extinguished' by Antonio Rudiger... having had just 21 touches of the ball

Erling Haaland was savaged by foreign press after his anonymous display for Manchester City against Real Madrid - with both Marca and L'Equipe handing him a three out of ten.

The usually prolific Norwegian - who had just 21 touches of the ball - cut a frustrated figure at the Bernabeu as he failed to score and struggled to get involved with play in City's 1-1 draw against Los Blancos in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Luckily for Pep Guardiola's men, Kevin de Bruyne stepped up to grab a crucial goal for City with a second half screamer to cancel out Vinicius Jr's own thunderbolt in the first period, but Haaland's quiet night was not excused by European media.