Pep is still in a daze.

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Man City's strange crisis is far from over, even though Pep Guardiola's team is no longer losing. In fact, the draw against Feyenoord in the Champions League early this morning (November 27th) was worse than the loss in some ways! And this time, perhaps Guardiola should ask himself: could Man City be dropping points… because of him?

Man. City's defense played as if they were half-asleep, allowing Feyenoord (center) to score 3 goals in just 15 minutes.

Leading 3-0 at home, with only 15 minutes remaining, Man City conceded a goal due to a personal error by defender Josko Gvardiol: a careless back pass that essentially provided an "invitation" for Anis Hadj-Moussa to score for Feyenoord. However, most viewers thought it was merely a consolation goal for the visitors. Man City then completely dominated the game, scoring two goals through Erling Haaland and one through Ilkay Guendogan. Haaland's goal, making it 3-0, gave the impression that a true Man City had returned, from the initial attacks to the assists and the finishing touches.

For some inexplicable reason, manager Guardiola made a puzzling substitution in the middle of the second half. He took Guendogan, Phil Foden, and Nathan Ake off the field, replacing them with Kevin de Bruyne and two young players, James McAteer and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey. Known for his meticulous attention to detail, did Guardiola really think the game was already decided at 3-0? The Manchester City team was torn apart from the moment Gvardiol made a mistake leading to the goal. Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko scored in quick succession in the final minutes, helping Feyenoord equalize 3-3.

With this result, Man. City has gradually sunk into the middle of the table, facing the risk of being eliminated from the group that qualifies for the round of 16. It's also possible that Pep was too preoccupied with the match against Liverpool this weekend in the Premier League, leading to mistakes in substitutions and a very unfortunate loss of points.

LEWANDOWSKI JOINS THE "CLUB OF 100"

Everyone knows that a major reason for Manchester City's disastrous season has been the injury absence of their midfield captain, Rodri. Arsenal faced a similar situation with the loss of midfielder Martin Odegaard. Now, with Odegaard back, Arsenal have clearly improved, both in the Premier League and the Champions League. At the Jose Alvalade Stadium, where Sporting Lisbon had just beaten Manchester City 4-1 in the previous round, Arsenal triumphed 5-1. Although he didn't score, Odegaard's brilliance and influence on Arsenal's attack were evident. Five different players (Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard) scored to secure the 5-0 victory for Arsenal. Atalanta (6-1 away at Young Boys), Atletico Madrid (6-0 away at Sparta Prague), and Leverkusen (5-0 against Red Bull Salzburg) were other teams that won convincingly in this round.

This was a memorable series of matches for veteran Robert Lewandowski. He scored two goals to help Barcelona win 3-0 against Brest, and surpassed the milestone of 100 goals in the Champions League. Before Lewandowski, only two other players had scored more than 100 goals in this prestigious competition – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, of course. Lewandowski even reached the 100-goal mark faster than Ronaldo (only 125 matches, while Ronaldo needed 137 matches and Messi needed 123 matches).

The team currently struggling the most in the Champions League is PSG. They remain rooted at the bottom of their group (the 12 teams that will be eliminated at the end of the "league" phase) after losing 0-1 to Bayern Munich. Kim Min-jae scored the only goal, helping Bayern beat a PSG side reduced to 10 men for the final 30 minutes. Inter temporarily took the top spot in their group (before Liverpool played) with a 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig. They are the only team yet to have conceded a goal after 5 rounds of Champions League matches. AC Milan also won 3-2 away against Slovan Bratislava.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/pep-van-chua-qua-con-me-185241127220908006.htm