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Manchester City put five goals past Juventus in their final Club World Cup group stage tie to improve their chances of avoiding Real Madrid in the round of 16.
City had cruised through the tournament until this point and today faced their first proper test, but swiftly reduced the 36-time Serie A champions to the level of their minnow groupmates Wydad AC and Al-Ain, closing out the group stages with a statement win marked by flashy, swaggering goals.
Juventus will progress despite the humbling defeat, but will likely be made to face Real Madrid in the round of 16, a task they will not look forward to after a demoralising result. City, on the other hand, look set to face RB Salzburg, with fixtures to be confirmed later tonight.
City finding a new top gear coincided with Rodri’s return to the starting lineup, ten months after suffering an ACL injury which saw him miss much of last season. He produced the same kind of display which won him the Ballon d’Or, pulling the strings from midfield as he completed 65 minutes.
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Manchester City put five goals past Juventus in their final Club World Cup group stage tie to improve their chances of avoiding Real Madrid in the round of 16.
City had cruised through the tournament until this point and today faced their first proper test, but swiftly reduced the 36-time Serie A champions to the level of their minnow groupmates Wydad AC and Al-Ain, closing out the group stages with a statement win marked by flashy, swaggering goals.
Juventus will progress despite the humbling defeat, but will likely be made to face Real Madrid in the round of 16, a task they will not look forward to after a demoralising result. City, on the other hand, look set to face RB Salzburg, with fixtures to be confirmed later tonight.
City finding a new top gear coincided with Rodri’s return to the starting lineup, ten months after suffering an ACL injury which saw him miss much of last season. He produced the same kind of display which won him the Ballon d’Or, pulling the strings from midfield as he completed 65 minutes.
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The full-time whistle blows to put Juventus out of their misery.
190+2mins: Di Gregorio gets down quick to deny Cherki.
90+1mins: Three minutes added.
90mins: City are unrelenting here, Cherki looks desperate to get his goal.
85mins: Juventus pull one back through Vlahovic after Yildiz’s perfect pass, but a goal at this stage seems futile.
82mins: With the advantage now at four, City are not content. Cherki wants to get in on the action and flashes a cross to Haaland, but can’t quite find the Norwegian.
75mins: What a goal, Savinho! Haaland shoots from close range after City’s corner, forcing a brilliant reaction save from Di Gregorio, but Savinho immediately puts him back in his place, pounding his effort in off the crossbar from just outside the box.
This is fast becoming a humiliation for Juventus.
75mins: Haaland is wasteful as he looks to shoot from the edge of the area rather than lay off Savinho.
Ait-Nouri and Silva are replaced by Cherki and O’Reilly.
69mins: That is textbook from City. Ederson hoofs the ball long up to Haaland. He slips Foden in behind, but he leaves the ball for Savinho, who draws the keeper and squares back to Foden mere minutes after his introduction.
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