The football players of Manchester City became the winners of the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time. In Friday’s final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, they beat Brazil’s Fluminense 4-0 and ended the calendar year by winning their fifth trophy. In addition, they won the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
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Manchester City became the fourth English team to win the Club World Cup, previously Manchester United, FC Liverpool and Chelsea were able to win the competition.
The most successful club remains Real Madrid, which turned all five final appearances into winning the trophy. The last time the “white ballet” did it was last year, when they beat Al Hilal 5:3. The dominance of European representatives in this competition has lasted since 2013.
The English team again missed the Norwegian striker Haaland, who did not play in the previous three City meetings due to leg problems, including the semi-final at the Club World Cup against Urawa Red Diamonds. However, his absence did not significantly harm the big favorite and in the first minute Alvarez “started” the opponent after hitting an empty goal. In the 27th minute, “Citizens” increased their lead after Foden’s cross was unluckily knocked into Nino’s own net – 2:0. The Brazilian team was under pressure, they couldn’t get out of the opponent’s pressure and they didn’t create any chances in the first half. On the contrary, in the 42nd minute he was saved from the third goal by goalkeeper Fabio, who pushed Grealish’s shot into the corner.
The picture of the game did not change even in the second 45-minute period, the goalkeeper of Fluminense was in permanence. City kept the opponent at a distance and tried for the third goal themselves. Foden managed to score in the 72nd minute, who made a breakthrough in a small area. In the end, Alvarez recorded his second accurate hit in the meeting and sealed the triumph of his team.
2023-12-22 19:50:00
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