Manchester City starts its participation in the Club World Cup tonight with a match against Wydad Casablanca at 19:00 Bulgarian time, sportal.bg reported.
“The Citizens” won the old format of the tournament in 2023, and now they face a team that has participated twice, but has not yet recorded a victory.
The English enter the tournament with new hopes against the backdrop of a disappointing campaign on the domestic stage and in Europe. Josep Guardiola's players still finished the season strongly, conceding only one defeat in the last 13 matches. At the “Etihad” They have also made serious efforts in the transfer market, spending over 130 million euros to attract Tijani Reinders, Ryan Cherki, Ryan Ait-Nouri and Marcus Bettinelli, but Kevin de Bruyne is no longer part of the squad. The “Citizens” did not allow a single goal in their previous participation in such a forum.
The Moroccan representatives failed to add another to their 22 national titles and ultimately finished third. Wydad still achieved three wins in their last three matches in the championship. They prepared for the tournament, but lost both of their matches against European teams in the face of Sevilla and Porto. This is expected to be the first meeting between the two teams. The teams of Juventus and Al Ain, who face each other a little later, are also in this group.