After the first semi-final played yesterday where Fluminense emerged victorious 2-0 against Al Ahly, it was the turn of the European champions to face the reigning Japanese Asian champion, the Urawa Reds, to win the last ticket remaining for the final of the Club World Cup, organized this year in Saudi Arabia.
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The film of the meeting
It was with a somewhat reshuffled team, but with a starting Ederson, that Pep Guardiola approached this meeting, a meeting which only gave its first thrill at the very end of the first period when Marius Hoibraaten deflected the ball in his own goals (45th+1), giving the Citizens the advantage at the break.
Building on this lead, the English increased the score at the start of the second half through Kovacic (52nd), before Bernardo Silva scored the last goal of the match five minutes later. Final score 3-0 for Manchester City, which qualified for the first time in its history in the final of the Club World Cup, for its first participation.
The rest of the hostilities
To hope to win this trophy, Manchester City will face the reigning champion of the Libertadores, the Fluminense of Fernando Diniz, also present at the stadium to observe their next opponent, for a final scheduled for Friday December 22 at 7 p.m. (GMT+1).
A real clash of styles between two coaches with strong ideas is coming, and whoever the winner is, we are guaranteed to have an unprecedented champion this year.
