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Guardiola is in a good life again! 3 rotations + all wins and scored 13 goals in the Club World Cup. Paris Saint-Germain is glad Inter Milan is in trouble

5:09pm, 29 June 2025【Football】

In this Club World Cup, Manchester City is definitely the team with the largest rotation, no doubt about it. In the first two rounds of the game, Haaland, Foden, Edson and Rodri, all started only once, and Gonzalez, Nuri and Marmush also did not play for 180 minutes. In the last round of the group stage, Manchester City played against the powerful Juventus, but Guardiola got a good start again.

At 3 am on June 27, the battle between Manchester City and Juventus began. As a result, fans found that Haaland and Gvadior were both sitting on the bench in this game, and the "Prince" Foden also did not start. In the frontcourt, Guardiola sent a combination of Marmush, Savignho and Doku, while Reindez, Bernardo Silva and Rodri were partnering in the midfield to create opportunities for their teammates. However, the facts proved that Guardiola's rotation did not affect the team's performance. Manchester City defeated their opponents 5-2 in this game and finally qualified for the top spot in the group. Just 9 minutes into the start of the game, Doku stood up. He caught the ball in the penalty area and got rid of it, then shot and scored. In this process, he disrupted Juventus' penalty area alone and eventually helped the team lead 1-0.

After being equalized by Juventus, Manchester City took the lead again with Kalulu's own. At the end of the half, Manchester City returned to the locker room with a score of 2-1. At the beginning of the second half, Guardiola let Haaland come on as a substitute. As a result, in the 52nd minute, the Norwegian talented center scored one goal, expanding the advantage for Manchester City. Afterwards, Foden and Gundogan and others appeared one after another. In the end, Foden and Savignho scored a goal, locking the score at 5-2 for Manchester City.

From the perspective of results, Guardiola's rotation strategy is undoubtedly successful. In the three group stages, Manchester City rotated every game. After three games, Manchester City did not have a fixed lineup, but their performance was not affected. After the group stage, Manchester City not only won all three games, but also scored 13 goals during the period. They are the only team that won all the games and the team that scored the most goals. Manchester City is truly the first, and they are also the number one favorite to win the championship.

‌After qualifying for the top spot in the group, Manchester City will enter the upper half. Seeing this result, the giant teams in the second half of the area, including Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern, will undoubtedly smile from the bottom of their hearts. Especially Paris Saint-Germain, although they are the Champions League champions, if they meet Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain is not sure to defeat their opponents. Paris Saint-Germain may have complained before that it will meet so many strong teams in the second half of the zone, but now they are definitely lucky that if Paris Saint-Germain was in the first half of the zone, they would never have the chance to enter the finals.

Compared to Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan must have regretted it now. Before this, Inter Milan struggled to defeat River Plate, won the top spot in Group E, and entered the first half of the knockout stage. Unexpectedly, they met the evil star Manchester City. According to the rules, if Inter Milan and Manchester City both enter the quarterfinals, the two giants will meet. Inter Milan's lineup was originally relatively old. In the Champions League final, they were completely defeated by Paris Saint-Germain. Now Manchester City's front-court pressing and offensive speed are even more terrifying than Paris Saint-Germain. At that time, Inter Milan will encounter another tragedy at any time. It has to be said that Inter Milan is really too difficult. They finally avoided Paris Saint-Germain in the knockout stage, but they are very likely to encounter Manchester City. If they want to win the championship, the possibility is probably not high!