The richest night of sadness and joy: Manchester City starts well 2-0, Alonso makes his debut, Real Madrid is 1-1 hit by Asian teams

In the early morning of June 19, the club World Cup group stage was a succession, with two favorites to win the championship, Manchester City and Real Madrid debuting.

Manchester City 2-0 Casablanca Vinalde

The two teams advanced to the Club World Cup with the UEFA Champions League and the African Champions League champion, but in terms of strength, the two teams have a huge gap.

Casablanca Vinald's total value is only 17 million, while Manchester City's entire team is as high as 1.32 billion, the second highest value among all participating teams.

In this game, Guardiola made a significant adjustment to the lineup. Foden rarely made a start, and two new players, Cherki and Reindez, also got the opportunity to start.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Manchester City scored in a flash. Savignho's cross was pounced in the middle by the goalkeeper. Foden accepted the gift and easily scored the ball.

In the 42nd minute, Manchester City received a corner kick, Foden gave an assist, Doku threw away the defense and scored the ball. In the 87th minute, after Lewis flew into the face, he kicked Auburn in the face with a kick. The referee showed the red card without hesitation.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Casablanca Vinald 2-0, and the other two teams in this group were Riyadh Crescent and Juventus.

Real Madrid 1-1 Riyadh Crescent

Although it is only a group match, this is also a repeat of the 2023 Club World Cup final. In that final, Real Madrid defeated New Moon 5-3 to win the championship.

For Riyadh Crescent, the biggest change in the team is the change of the coach. After the end of the Champions League final, Inzaghi said goodbye to Inter Milan, turned around to land in Saudi Arabia, and became the head coach of the new moon.

Real Madrid also changed its coaching position. Ancelotti became Brazilian coach, and Alonso took over Real Madrid's coaching seal. This game was also Alonso's first appearance in Real Madrid coaching.

Faced with the powerful Real Madrid, Riyadh Crescent played quite well and scored the first goal. In the 20th minute, Renan Lodi scored, but was offside when receiving the ball, and the goal was invalid. In the 34th minute, Real Madrid made a quick attack, Rodrigo gave an assist, and Gonzalo Garcia scored a goal, scoring the first goal of the Alonso era.

In this game, Mbappe was on standby on the bench due to a fever. 21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia rarely started and became the third youngest goal-scoring player in Real Madrid's history.

In the 39th minute, Asensio's brain was short-circuited. After being intercepted in the penalty area, Asensio pushed the opponent down under the referee's nose, and the referee awarded a penalty kick. In the 41st minute, Ruben Neves took the penalty and successfully deceived Courtois and tied the score. After the half, the two teams drew 1-1, both of which were in possession rate and shots, Real Madrid was at a disadvantage. In the second half, Real Madrid strengthened their offense and Bellingham once hit the crossbar.

The game is about to enter injury stoppage time, Fran Garcia fell in the New Moon penalty area, VAR intervened, slow motion shows Fran Garcia being hit on the face, bleeding on her lips, and the referee awarded a penalty kick. In the 92nd minute, Valverde took the penalty, and Moroccan goalkeeper Bun tried hard to save the ball to avoid the team being killed. In the end, neither team scored a goal in the second half. Riyadh New Moon, with a total value of 160 million, drew 1-1 with Real Madrid, with a total value of 1.33 billion, and it was a super cold.