Every chance City has to raise its head ends up sinking it a little more. Guardiola’s team added its seventh defeat in the last ten official matches in the stadium of a Juventus that had only won three times in the last 12 games. A 2-0 that leaves the Bianconeri in the play-off zone, just two points behind the first eight, and the citizens on the brink of elimination from the Champions Leaguewith only one point more than 25th place.
The English started their Italian night well, keeping the ball in the first half and creating, before the break, a huge chance with a vertical pass from De Bruyne to Haaland, who lost one-on-one with Di Gregorio. La Vecchia Signora, on the other hand, clung to the plays of a Yildiz who dusted off his predestined air with shots from afar and dangerous plays in the rival area.
The night turned black for the English at the beginning of the second half. In the 53rd minute, after a scissors from Gatti neutralized by Ederson, the ball reached Yildiz, who put a perfect cross headed into the net (the goal was actually called by Hawkeye) by Vlahovic. There, out of anger or pride, City had the only moment up to their standards, adding five chances in 20 minutes with De Bruyne, Silva, Doku and Bernardo Silva. When it seemed like he was going to wake up, however, Pep’s team showed once again their fragility: in the 75th minute the two revulsive Weah and McKennie built the local 2-0 with a cross from the former and a scissors from the latter. A goal made in the USA that left City without breath or strength to think about a comeback in the final stretch. The burden is growing and the Champions League is in danger: on January 22, the citizens have a final against another injured giant, PSG. Whoever loses will be on the brink of elimination.
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Changes
Timothy Weah (68′, Francisco Conceição), Weston McKennie (68′, Khéphren Thuram), Savinho (78′, Jérémy Doku), Samuel Earl (83′, Kenan Yildiz), Douglas Luiz (84′, Dusan Vlahovic), Matheus Nunes (86′, Jack Grealish)
Goals
1-0, 52′: Dusan Vlahovic2-0, 74′: Weston McKennie
Cards
Referee: Clément Turpin
Referee VAR: Willy Delajod, Benoît Millot
Grealish (83′, Yellow), Michele Di Gregorio (84′, Yellow), Bernardo Silva (85′, Yellow)
Belgium
