Club World Cup | Real Madrid s 11-game winning streak ends, Manning yells at Guardiola

The first game between the Club World Cup, Manchester City won 2-0 in a small victory

in the early morning of the 19th, Manchester City faced Casablanca Love in Group G, Foden opened the first record in 2 minutes of the opening game, and Doku's goal before the end of the first half expanded the score to 2-0. In the second half, Manchester City replaced Haaland and Rodri, but neither side could rewrite the score. Manchester City defender Lewis received a red card for a serious foul, and the final score was maintained 2-0 until the end, and Manchester City won the first victory of this Club World Cup.

Statistics show that Guardiola is the coach with the most games in the Club World Cup, with a total of 9 games and a winning rate of 100% (winning all 9 games). "The first group stage game is always full of challenges. We will learn from it, and the second game will be better."

Guardiola talked about Rodri's return: "He is very important to us. We need to adjust a lot, but it needs to be done step by step. The season is long, but it is important to be able to participate here." Guardiola was also satisfied with the performance of the new player, "Reindez performed very well, and Serky performed well at some moments."

For Lewis' red card, Guardiola said, "He did hit the ball, and his foul was not malicious, and that's what it was." Because of this red card, Manchester City decided to replace Nunes, but some problems occurred in the substitution card. Guardiola also came to the sidelines to negotiate with the fourth official Ma Ning. Ma Ning waved his hand and signaled you to go back!

Foden became the first British player to score goals in multiple Club World Cups (all match systems), and he also scored goals in the 2023 Club World Cup. "I'm glad that the team won the first game and still performed well in the heat. The opponents performed well in the counterattack, which caused us a lot of trouble, but we successfully dealt with it and finally scored three points. I'm very happy."

England attacker said after the game, "This is a brand new season and a brand new beginning for me. I'm looking forward to this season. This game is very important to all of us and it helps We found our best form in such a high-level game."

Real Madrid Club World Cup winning streak was suspended

In the early morning of the 19th, Real Madrid welcomed the Riyadh crescent with the G club Cup. Garcia opened the first record in the first half. Neves used a penalty to help the New Moon equalize the score. In the injury time, Real Madrid also received a penalty, but Valverde's penalty was saved by New Moon goalkeeper Bunu, and in the end Real Madrid had no choice but to accept a 1-1 draw. Statistics show that Real Madrid has previously achieved 11 consecutive victories in the Club World Cup, and the winning streak in this game ended by Riyadh's new moon.

Real Madrid new coach Alonso failed to get a good start in his debut in office. Alonso became the fourth head coach to win a draw in Real Madrid's debut in nearly 33 years, with the previous three being Capello in 1996 (1-1), Mourinho in 2010 (0-0) and Benitez in 2015 (0-0).

"It's a pity that this result. We performed much better in the second half. I was not very satisfied with the first half. This helped us understand what can be improved. In the second half, we played better, balanced, and better ball control, put more pressure on our opponents, but there was a lack of goals. I remember these positive aspects and we will continue to work hard on this basis."

Alonso revealed that in the second half, he asked the team to pause when handling the ball. "At the beginning, we played too fast, and the ball was lost without passing a few passes, so the scene became very open. We played more balanced in the half, improved the quality of the offensive and improved the performance, but we failed to kill the game.

In this game, Riyadh Crescent goalkeeper Bunu saved a penalty, helping the team get 1 point. According to statistics, Bunu faced penalty kicks for Riyadh Crescent in the past 6 times, and he saved 3 of them. And the 8 penalty kicks faced by Real Madrid in regular time (excluding penalty shootouts) this season, Courtois saved only 1 Saka's penalty kick, which was in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals match on April 17, 2025.