After two consecutive victories in the summer Asian tour against Yokohama F. Marinos (5-3) and Bayern Munich (2-1) in Japan, on the afternoon of July 30, Man City had a friendly match with Atletico Madrid in Seoul - Korea. This was Man City's last friendly match before they returned home, waiting to face Arsenal in the Community Shield match (also known as the English Super Cup) on August 6.
Julian Alvarez unsuccessfully faces goalkeeper Jan Oblak
Coach Pep Guardiola fielded his strongest team in this third friendly match and quickly took control of the situation. From Bernardo Silva to Erling Haaland launched dangerous shots early in the match but could not overcome the defense or goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Even when Rodri headed the ball into the Spanish team's net from Phil Foden's right-wing corner in the 21st minute, the referee still disallowed the goal because he determined that John Stones had fouled an opponent player earlier.
Pablo Barrios surrounded by Man City players
Still loyal to a solid defensive formation, Atletico Madrid began to counter-attack and created many situations that made Man City fans' hearts skip a beat. Within just a few minutes, Lino went down the left wing and created a very favorable assist, but unfortunately, Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar missed one after another.
After the break, the two teams made several changes on the field, including the two goalkeepers. From here, the storm arose again in front of Stefan Ortega of Man City and Ivo Grbic of Atletico Madrid. Man City continued to create chances and Kyle Walker, James McAtee, and Julian Alvarez missed them one after another.
Memphis Depay opens the scoring for Atletico Madrid
Man City were stuck in attack but Atletico Madrid took full advantage of the rare good coordination in front of the English team's goal. In the 66th minute, Memphis Depay coordinated with Angel Correa before unleashing a powerful shot right on the edge of the penalty area, leaving goalkeeper Ortega helpless.
Yannick Carrasco (21) doubled the lead for the red and white striped team.
Eight minutes later, Yannick Carrasco dribbled from the left wing into the middle before unleashing a dangerous long-range shot to make it 2-0 for Atletico Madrid. It wasn't until the 85th minute that Sergio Gomez took a left-wing corner kick for centre-back Ruben Diaz to head home, narrowing the score to 1-2 for Man City.
Center-back Ruben Diaz headed home a consolation goal for Man City
It's too late for "The Citizens" to expect a comeback like they did against Bayern Munich three days ago. Losing 1-2 in a game where they were inferior to their opponents in many aspects, including their fighting spirit, Man City has reason to worry as the season is approaching.
Pep is not confident with Man City before the new season
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