Juventus’ score was 2-5. Manchester City: Match Highlights and Player Ratings Pep Guardiola’s
Manchester City displayed a masterclass in Orlando, securing their spot in the Last 16 of the Club World Cup with a 5-2 victory over Juventus. In the process, the Mancunian team emerged as the sole team with a perfect record of three wins and nine points, securing the top spot in Group G. Bernardo Silva’s header from the centre of the box was comfortably cleared away by keeper
Michele Di Gregorio when City formed a counter within the first five minutes. The Citizens were able to break the impasse just before the ninth minute as a result of a timed layoff from Rayan Ait Nouri to Jeremy Doku. A fast-paced pass was slotted home by the Belgian international in the bottom right corner after cutting back onto his inside. Juventus responded within two minutes, ensuring that the lead was short-lived.
committed an error when he passed the ball directly to Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, which led to the Dutchman scoring in a one-on-one situation with the Brazilian. Mattheus Nunes squared a ball into the box during a crucial counterattack, but no City player was on the receiving end.
Subsequently, there was a silent 15 minutes. Rather, it was diverted to Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu, who inadvertently directed it into his own net, thereby contributing to City’s second goal on the 26th minute. Despite a few on-target opportunities from the visiting team, no further goals were scored during the remainder of the first half, as the rain arrived and sprinkled down.
Haaland, who was substituted at halftime, nearly had an instantaneous impact for Manchester City; however, he was unable to convert a whipped low cross from Savinho. Nevertheless, the Norwegian giant scored in the 53rd minute by latching onto a cross from Nunes for what was arguably the simplest tap-in he would score all tournament.
Juventus was on the brink of reducing the goal deficit to one. Dušan Vlahović was in close proximity to scoring when a square through ball was directed directly into his path. However, Ederson managed to parry the ball out of play. Nevertheless, Phil Foden and İlkay Gündoğan were introduced to the team, and they proved to be two critical substitutions for coach Guardiola.
Foden scored from close range with a composed strike after Savinho squared the ball. Savinho scored his fifth goal in the 75th minute, extending his dominant performance. He made an attempt with his weaker foot, which he directed towards the upper corner of the goal, while he was situated on the edge of the box.
City’s commanding advantage was never in doubt, despite Juventus frontman Dušan Vlahović’s late consolation in the 84th minute. Juventus’s statistics Manchester City two-thirds Percentage of possession 77 percent 5 Total Shots 24 2 Shots on Target 11 1 Corners 6 6 Saves 1 1 Yellow Cards 0 0 Red Cards 0
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