5 hours ago At the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final, coach Pep Guardiola and his team showed outstanding strength against the South American champion to win an impressive “4-star” victory, thereby capturing the final title. that a European team can touch in one season.
Compared to the semi-final victory over Urawa Reds (Japan), Man City made 3 adjustments to the starting list against Fluminense when Ruben Dias, Rico Lewis and Julian Alvarez took the places of Akanji, Nunes and Kovacic.
At 40 seconds, the score was opened. Veteran defender Marcelo cleared the ball strongly upward but was still caught by Nathan Ake. After a few beats of dribbling the ball, the Dutch player launched a long-range cannon shot but could not create a super goal because he was denied by the vertical post. The ball bounced out and Julian Alvarez appeared, cleverly using his chest to hit the ball into the empty net.
In the 17th minute, Cano fell in the Man City penalty area after a collision with fellow goalkeeper Ederson and Fluminense would almost certainly have had 11 meters if Cano had not fallen into an offside position before when he ran down to catch Ganso’s pass. .
In the 27th minute, Man City increased the score to 2-0. After an attack on the left wing, Phil Foden tried to cross inside for his teammates, but the opponent’s captain, midfielder Nino, successfully blocked it, only for the ball to be cleared into… his own net.
Even though they were easily behind by 2 goals due to the obvious difference in strength, Fluminense still played hard and confidently held the ball and attacked when given the opportunity.
At the end of the first half, Fluminense had the most dangerous opportunity since the beginning of the match with Arias’ header from a corner, but goalkeeper Ederson made a great save.
At the beginning of the second half, the Fluminese goal continuously fell into trouble and only the talent of goalkeeper Fabio kept the Brazilian team from having to concede a third goal after the shots of Foden, Alvarez or Bernando Silva.
Veteran Marcelo (right) – the most famous player in Fluminense, left the field in the 61st minute. The 35-year-old defender, who played for Real Madrid for many years and won countless trophies, could not help much. Brazilian team, he even “contributed” to the opponent’s opening goal
In the 72nd minute, Foden officially put his name on the electronic board after a simple goal from Alvarez’s cross.
Man City’s victory was not truly complete when Rodri showed signs of pain and was taken off the field at the end of the match. How important Rodri is to Man City is beyond debate
The score of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final was set at 4-0 in the 88th minute after a perfect handling and finishing by Julian Alvarez, the player who opened the door for Man City’s victory.
Thus, Man City won the first FIFA Club World Cup championship in history and became the first English team to win 5 titles in a calendar year.
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