by Manchester City scored five goals in their last club World Cup group stage to improve their chances, to avoid Real Madrid in the 16th round.
City had driven through the tournament up to this point and carried out their first real test today, but reduced the 36-way champions of Serie A to the level of their Minnow Groupmates Wydad AC and Al-A-A-Ach and closed the group stages with a explanation that was marked by striking, screwing goals.
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Juventus will progress despite the modest defeat, but will probably be made to face Real Madrid in the 16th round, which she will not look forward to after a demoralizing result. The city, on the other hand, looks at RB Salzburg, with the devices being confirmed this evening later.
City found a new top gang with Rodri’s return to the starting line -up, ten months after an ACL injury, in which he missed a large part of the last season. He produced the same type of display that brought him the balloon d’Or and pulled the strings out of midfield when he completed 65 minutes.
City wasted little time out of the blocks. Rayan Ait-Nouri and Jeremy Doku were both lively in the early stages, so it was not surprising that they would be the men who had to be combined for the start.
The Algerian full -back hit a lavish ball through the wing player, who cut inside and delivered a neatly ruffled finish into the outermost lower corner, far beyond the reach of the keeper Michele di Gregorio.
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However, their leadership did not last long. An uncharacteristic incorrectly placed pass from Ederson found only Teun Koopmeiners, who drove in the goal and ruthlessly shot home up close, which would prove to be the only clear Juventus chance of half.
However, Everson was lucky because his mistake was not the worst of the day or even the worst half. The leadership of City was soon restored when Pierre Kalulu scored an astonishing own goal.
Pierre Kalulu remoned according to his own goal (Getty Images)
Matheus Nunes drove into the Byline and put a tame cross in the empty penalty area. Kalulu turned the ball into its own network under the pressure from the edge of the six-yard box.
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Omar Marmoush did what he could to extend the lead of the city before the break, and forced a fingertip of di Gregorio with a 30-yard pileriver, but the advantage remained with one than the pipe blew. These efforts also demonstrated its final commitment because it was replaced at half -time of Erling Haaland.
The Talismanic Norwegian had an immediate influence. Tijjani Reijnders flashed the right flank and pulled a cross over the penalty area to bundle Haaland. It wasn’t the best end to his career, but they all count.
City then produced her statement goals of the afternoon. After a rare Juventus chance, Ederson crouched the ball for a long time to Haaland, who fed Foden and Savinho to walk the ball over the line and immediately raised a risk of a comeback.
Another punishment followed when Di Gregorio saved well from Haaland, just to hit the bar in the bar from 25 meters from 25 meters.
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Kenan Yıldız Teed Dušan Vlahović to withdraw you, but it was far too little, far too late.
Igor Tudor remains to pick up the parts and answer uncomfortable questions after some of his top players from starts 11 were published. He also has to do this quickly, although the round of 16 is only a few days away.
Pep Guardiola, however, sits pretty. He and City could not be in a more comfortable position because they go to the knockout phase as clear favorites.
