Manchester City reached the Club World Cup final on Tuesday by beating Japan’s Urawa Reds 3-0, with Portugal’s Bernard Silva and Matheus Nunez scoring the first and third goals.
The English champions only managed to score before half-time, with the score at 45+1, in a game that unfolded between Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunez, who crossed into the box, where Norwegian centre-back Marius Heubraten scored an own goal as he tried to cut home the cross.
The Portuguese duo were in the spotlight again in the 59th minute when Matheus Nunez cut diagonally from left to center and fired past goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa, who sent it into the front area, where Bernardo Silva appeared to finish the ball with his left foot for a checkmate. Japanese team.
Seven minutes before Bernardo’s goal, City made it 2-0, leaving them very close to the final thanks to a goal from Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic, isolated by a fantastic long ball from Kyle Walker.
Urawa did provide some response in the first half, but Manchester City’s superior individual and collective qualities eventually showed through in the second half, giving their opponents no chance.
Another Portugal international, City defender Ruben Dias, watched from the bench as he was not selected for the game, which saw the centre-back duo formed by John Stones and Swiss Manuel Akanji.
It is worth noting that Pep Guardiola, due to injury, could not count on Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, as well as Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, who had already participated in training in Jeddah after a four-month layoff, and Jeremy Doku, suffering from a muscle injury. injury., a trio that will not reach the final scheduled for Friday, kick-off at 18:00 (Portuguese time) between the English champions and the Brazilian Fluminense.