Club World Cup: Manchester City beat Juventus and advances first in the group

Xinhua News Agency, Orlando, June 26 (Reporters Zhao Yan and Gongbing) The 2025 Club World Cup staged a "leader" battle for Group G in Orlando on the 26th. Although both teams advanced before the game, in order to avoid Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, Manchester City and Juventus made all their efforts to contribute a wonderful goal battle. In the end, Manchester City defeated Juventus with a big score of 5:2 and advanced to the first place in the group.

Both teams actively attacked at the beginning, but Manchester City's attacking power was better. Duku first recorded in the 9th minute; after conceding the goal, Juventus quickly launched a counterattack, and 2 minutes later, using the mistake of Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Kuppmenas equalized the score.

Manchester City, who was re-concentrating, also regained the initiative on the field. In the 26th minute, after Nunes tied the ball to the penalty area, Juventus player Kalulu, who wanted to clear the ball, accidentally sent the ball into the goal. Manchester City led 2:1 to end the first half.

In the second half, Manchester City replaced Haaland and became even more powerful after replacing it, making Juventus' goal full of dangers. In the 52nd minute, Nunes broke away from the defender and rushed into the penalty area, passing the ball to Haaland in front of the goal, who pushed the ball into the net; in the 69th minute, Foden, who had just been replaced for two minutes, received a pass from his teammate to score the fourth goal for Manchester City; in the 75th minute, Brazilian young player Savignho's long shot from outside the penalty area added another point to Manchester City.

Juventus Vlahovic later scored a comfort goal for the "Zebra Legion", but it had nothing to do with the overall situation.

After the game, Manchester City coach Guardiola thought the team's performance was "very outstanding". He said: "Our initial goal is to advance. We never know who will win the championship and runner-up in the end. The team tried their best in every game to win. Today we did it, which made me very happy."

And Juventus head coach Tudor also gave praise to his opponents, saying: "Their players are much stronger than us, and I don't want to make excuses. This loss does not mean anything. We are facing the best team in the world." He also said that the team will "start again" in the knockout stage.

Manchester City and Juventus will be Riyadh Crescent and Real Madrid respectively.