The crisis of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City does not stop and this Wednesday he had a difficult chapter, this time in the Champions League and in Turin, where the Thiago Motta’s Juventus beat the English champions 2-0. Seven losses, two draws and one win are the balance of City of Manchester in his last ten games. And on Sunday the derby awaits against a United with many emergencies. And in the Champions League, the next day, January 22, the The city visited Luis Enrique’s PSG. The continuation of the set of Guardiola andThe Champions League is at stake.
They hardly shot on goal Juventus and Manchester City in the first part. The group of Thiago Motta knows how to defend himself well against the group of Pep Guardiolawhich is far from its best version. It’s very isolating Erling Haalandwith the clearest chance for the ‘citizens’ in the first period, but Michele Di Gregorio, goalkeeper of Juventus, responded with an excellent intervention.
In this first part is the young Turkish winger Kenan Yildiz which created more danger on the part of the Turin team, as when the ball hit the goal post defended by Ederson. Yildiz he is called to be decisive.
It was in the 53rd minute Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic he took advantage of the ball sent to him Yildiz to score a header. A powerful blow meant 1-0 for city, that included a defensive error, but the team took it from there Guardiola reacted and started attacking the goal Not Gregoriobefore the dangerous ‘citizens’ arrive.
He had city chance to tie, but the defensive work of Juventus It is manual. i can’t Not Gregorio best ally against the ‘citizen’ wave. That’s not all. Juventinos came out on the counterattack and, with a play in between Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah, fresh from the farm, McKennie He hit a wonderful volley that made it 2-0.
It was a blow from nowhere city did not recover especially because of how practical the Juventus. And because it is effective. The fact is that at the moment the team of the ‘citizen’ occupies the 22nd place in the Champions League table, outside those that give direct access to the round of 16, in the playoff zone but one point away from eliminated zone. The Juventus It is the 14th.
match lineup
29
37
6
19
4
15
7
5
9
8
10
31
2
82
10
3
24
20
19
9
17
11
Allianz Stadium
84′
Ederson31
Kyle Walker2
Rico Lewis82
68′
Jack Grealish10
83′
86′
Ruben Dias3
Josko Guardiol24
68′
Bernard Silva20
85′
Ilkay Gundogan19
52′
84′
Erling Haaland9
Kevin De Bruyne17
83′
Jeremy Doku11
78′
Replacements
Stephen Ortega18
Max Hudson69
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey66
68′
74′
Josh Wilson-Esbrand97
Matthew Kovacic8
Matheus Nunes27
86′
68′
Phil Foden47
84′
Jacob Wright56
83′
Nico O’Reilly75
James McAtee87
Savino26
78′
coach
Thiago Motta
Pep Guardiola
Source: La Verdad
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