The Club World Cup is full of surprises, Haaland breaks the record, but it is not as good as Mbappe after all

In the last round of group stage in the Club World Cup Group G, the focus battle began between Manchester City and Juventus. In the end, Manchester City advanced to the knockout stage as the first in the group with a three-game victory and is likely to avoid encountering Real Madrid. The game was full of surprises. Haaland not only set a personal record, but he still could not surpass Mbappe's brilliant achievements. Before the game, Juventus and Manchester City won consecutive victories in the first two rounds. With early lock in qualifying, Juventus temporarily led the group by relying on the advantage of goal difference. If he is undefeated in the last round against Manchester City, Juventus will advance with the title of the group.

However, Manchester City is obviously unwilling to give up the top spot in the group easily, because in the knockout stage, the second place will likely face the H-group champion favorite - Real Madrid. Although Manchester City has not won in the past five matches, they are eager for revenge in this match. Juventus and Manchester City both went all out to prepare for this heavy showdown with all the main lineups, and neither side was willing to lose. At the beginning of the game, Manchester City launched a strong offensive. In the 9th minute, Doku's goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 lead. However, Juventus quickly equalized the score with Kupp Menas' low shot. Just two minutes later, Manchester City made a mistake in the defense line and the score instantly became 1-1.

In the 25th minute of the game, Juventus defender Kalulu unexpectedly scored an own goal, which made Manchester City take the lead again and the score became 2-1. After that, Manchester City continued to put pressure, and despite their repeated attempts to attack, both sides entered the locker room with this score at the end of the first half.

Despite leading 2-1, Manchester City did not relax. Shortly after the second half, they replaced Haaland to further consolidate their lead. His appearance immediately had an effect. In the 52nd minute of the game, Haaland successfully scored after receiving a pass from Mattus, and Manchester City's advantage expanded to 3-1.

Faced with a backward situation, the Juventus government made major substitutions to try to strengthen the offensive. Despite this, Manchester City's head coach Guardiola has once again made a flexibly adjustment. In the 69th minute, Foden, who had just come on as a substitute, scored after receiving a pass from Savio, and Manchester City further widened the score to 4-1.

In the 76th minute of the game, Savio scored another goal, giving Manchester City a 5-1 lead. However, as the game was coming to an end, Juventus's Ilditz recovered a goal for the team, and Manchester City finally defeated their opponents with a clear advantage of 5-2. In the final standings, Manchester City ranked first in the group with a total of 9 points with three consecutive victories, while Juventus ranked second with 6 points, and the two teams advanced together. At the same time, in another match, AFC Champions League champion Ain won the first victory of this Club World Cup for the Asian team with a 2-1 reversal victory.

It is worth mentioning that Haaland scored a goal in this game, making him the second youngest player to reach 300 goals in the century, second only to Mbappe. Although Mbappe has not scored in this Club World Cup, there is no doubt that he is still a key player for Real Madrid. If Manchester City meets Real Madrid again, it will surely be a remarkable and exciting showdown. Fans are also hotly discussing the difference between Mbappe and Haaland. Obviously, Mbappe's advantages cannot be underestimated.