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10 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Manchester City 6-0 Al Ain: New faces shine as City seal passage
Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City sealed passage to the knockout rounds of the Club World Cup with a 6-0 demolition of UAE side Al Ain on Sunday. City joined Juventus on six points through two games and will play the Old Lady on Thursday for the top spot in Group G. MORE — Pep Guardiola praises Ait-Nouri, Echeverri, Gundogan Claudio Echeverri scored a wonderful free kick as City built a 3-0 halftime lead through goals by Gundogan and Erling Haaland. New face Rayan Cherki scored after the break, as did Gundogan and Oscar Bobb. Haaland also recorded an assist, as did new captain Bernardo Silva and Rodri. City kept nearly 75 percent of the ball producing almost four expected goals and out-attempting Al Ain 21-5. Manchester City vs Al Ain player ratings (from Manchester City vs Al Ain player ratings (from What's next? A pair of 3pm ET kickoffs on Thursday, as Man City face Juve in Orlando and Al Ain tangle with Wydad AC in Washington, D.C. How to watch Manchester City vs Al Ain live, stream link and start time Kick off time: 9 pm ET Sunday (June 22) Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta, Georgia TV Channel/Streaming: Watch live on DAZN, for free Manchester City vs Al Ain updates as they happened, final score: 6-0 Goal scorers: Ilkay Gundogan 8', 73', Claudio Echeverri 27', Erling Haaland 45+5' (pen), Oscar Bobb 84', Rayan Cherki 89' One sub at the break Phil Foden takes the place of Echeverri at halftime. Erling Haaland penalty goal — Man City 3-0 Al Ain (30th minute) Manuel Akanji draws a penalty and Haaland converts from the spot. Claudio Echeverri goal — Man City 2-0 Al Ain (27th minute) Sensational. Ilkay Gundogan goal — Man City 1-0 Al Ain (8th minute) That didn't take long. This is what we call a deft chip. 8' GOAL for @ManCity!! 🍟 BIG CHIP! Keeper left reaching for air — Gündoğan scores!!! Watch the @FIFACWC | June 14 - July 13 | Every Game | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #MCIAIN Manchester City lineup Ortega, Akanji, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Silva, Nunes, Echeverri, Haaland Al Ain lineup Eisa, Jasic, Niang, Rabia, Zabala, Nader, Park, Traore, Rahimi, Chadli, Al Baloushi Manchester City vs Al Ain preview Pep Guardiola's side got off to a winning start, 2-0 against Moroccan side Wydad AC on Wednesday, now they can secure their place in the round of 16 before playing Juventus for top spot in the group on Thursday. Phil Foden had a goal and an assist in the game, though everything didn't go perfectly to plan as Rico Lewis was sent off in the 88th minute for a tackle on Samuel Obeng. Guardiola called the referee's decision to show a straight red card, 'unnecessary.' MORE — How much prize money will each club get at Club World Cup? 'His leg was little bit high, but he was on the grass,' Guardiola said after the game. 'Touches the ball with the speed that they go through, your leg has to be a little bit high and the other player down. It was not intentional and it was a red card versus Crystal Palace after the referee came and said it wasn't a red card. Rico never had intention to hurt anyone. A little bit unnecessary, the red card. The referee is the boss and had other intentions, VAR checked it and we have to accept the decision.' Manchester City team news, focus OUT: Mateo Kovacic (foot) Al Ain team news, focus Al Ain found themselves 4-0 down to Juventus at halftime and ended up losing their opening game 5-0 as Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceicao each scored twice, along with Kenan Yildiz. 33-year-old Togolese striker Kodjo Laba, who led Al Ain this season with 20 goals in 21 games, had most of his side's best chances to score but two of his three shots were saved rather well. Manchester City vs Al Ain prediction In a sense, the Club World Cup is perfectly timed for Man City, who already had a handful of new players that need to get acclimated before next season, so the intensity (and quality) from them remains incredibly high. That spells bad news for Al Ain, and maybe everyone else in the competition. Manchester City 4-0 Al Ain.
The Herald Scotland
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Ilkay Gundogan double helps Man City thrash Al Ain at Club World Cup
The result seemed certain from the moment Gundogan, who has been linked with a move to Galatasaray, opened the scoring – perhaps fortuitously – by lobbing the keeper after eight minutes. A magnificent Manchester City display. ✨ #FIFACWC — FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) June 23, 2025 Teenager Claudio Echeverri marked his first City start by adding the second from a free-kick and Erling Haaland made it 3-0 at half-time from the penalty spot. Gundogan finished off a neat move after 73 minutes before substitutes Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki struck late on to ensure City and Juventus will progress from Group G. The two sides will meet in Orlando on Thursday to settle top spot, with Real Madrid potentially lying in wait in the first knockout round. City, who made 11 changes from their opening win over Wydad Casablanca, were quick to take charge, although it was not obvious if Gundogan intended his chip as an attempt on goal. The Germany midfielder beat a challenge and delicately lofted the ball in the direction of Haaland at the back post, but no extra touch was required as the ball dropped into the net. Despite their clear superiority, City did still have some awkward moments at the back and one such saw Nassim Chadli break through on goal but Stefan Ortega touched the former Morocco youth international's shot behind. 💥 NUMBER 6! Rayan Cherki joins the party with a clean finish — City running wild! Watch the @FIFACWC | June 14 – July 13 | Every Game | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #MCIAIN — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) June 23, 2025 There was a lengthy delay as Echeverri, making his first City start, required treatment following a collision. The Argentinean's problem was clearly not too serious as moments later he stepped up to curl in City's second after Matheus Nunes was hauled down after 27 minutes. Haaland could have added another within seconds after robbing Park Yong-woo and rounding Khalid Eisa but he shot across goal from a tight angle. As the first Mexican waves of the evening gathered momentum, Josko Gvardiol went even closer when he headed against the post. Haaland dragged another effort wide after being played in by Bernardo Silva but he finally got his goal after City were awarded a penalty in first-half stoppage time. A defining day in Group G, but all to play for in Group H. 🤯#FIFACWC — FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) June 23, 2025 The referee initially ignored City's claims after Manuel Akanji was wrestled to the ground by Ramy Rabia but the decision was changed after a VAR review. Haaland, who attracted criticism after handing a penalty to Omar Marmoush – who subsequently missed – in the FA Cup final, calmly sent the keeper the wrong way. Nunes went close to adding to the score after a clever flick and turn but his volley flew narrowly side. Phil Foden, who came on at half-time, picked out Haaland with a low cross from the left but Eisa denied him with a double save. The fourth goal came when Gundogan took a pass from Silva and brilliantly dinked over Eisa. City rammed home their advantage in the closing minutes as Bobb fired a shot inside the post and new signing Cherki struck with a low effort from the edge of the area.
