1 win in 7 games and 1 defeat in the near future! Manchester City will not take revenge against Juventus, and it is more important to escape from the second half of the death zone

In the early morning of June 27, a focus battle will be staged in the third round of the 2025 Club World Cup group stage. The Premier League Blue Moon Army Manchester City meets Serie A giant Juventus on a narrow road, and the two teams will face a head-on battle for a group top spot. Judging from past results, Manchester City is at an absolute disadvantage. This also gave them a tinge of revenge against Juventus in this game.

In the previous two rounds of games, Manchester City and Juventus maintained a complete victory. Juventus ranked first with a narrow advantage of goal difference, and Manchester City ranked second. The winner of this game will lock in the top throne in the group. In history, Manchester City and Juventus have had 7 matches in total. The Blue Moon Army only won 1 game, but lost 4 games, and were at an absolute disadvantage. Especially in the last three matches, they suffered a complete defeat. In the 2025/25 season, Manchester City once challenged Juventus away in the first round of the Champions League, but lost 0-2. Flahovic and McKennie scored goals one after another, making Manchester City, who had only won one in almost 9 games at the time, and then suffered another three consecutive losses. That was also the darkest stage when Guardiola coached Manchester City.

Now, Manchester City has survived the most difficult time through signings and regained the style of a powerful man. In the first two rounds of the Club World Cup group stage, they beat Casablanca Vidard 2-0 and swept the UAE Al Ain 6-0, showing a very good condition. Several new players, Serki, Reindes and Aitnuri, performed well and were very fast to integrate into the team. This also makes Manchester City more confident in achieving success in this Club World Cup.

However, Manchester City coach Guardiola still maintains a cautious attitude. He said that Manchester City is still far from its best condition and hopes that his players can continue to improve. As for Juventus, Guardiola's comments are very high: "Juventus has always been a strong team. Tudor's coaching style is different, but his tactical style is more aggressive, and his interpretation of the game is also unique."

It is obvious that Guardiola is still very calm in the face of Juventus who killed him three times in a row. Revenge is not very meaningful to Manchester City, but winning is very important. Because he won the first place in the group, Manchester City can be assigned to the upper half, thus fleeing the lower half of Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern and even Real Madrid. Because the G group where Manchester City is located is next to the H group where Real Madrid is located, from the current point of view, Real Madrid is more likely to beat Salzburg to win the first place in the group. If Manchester City cannot beat Juventus, they will encounter Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.

I guess neither Manchester City nor Real Madrid would want to see this result. In the past four seasons, they have met in the Champions League, and the number of matches has reached the point where they want to vomit when they see each other. See you in the final this time.