In order to prepare for the Club World Cup, many wealthy clubs also recruited soldiers as soon as possible. Manchester City spent 130 million euros to sign three new players on the front line, and the desire to achieve results was obvious.

Although there are two weak opponents in the group stage (Morocco's Casablanca Vidard and UAE's Ain), neither Manchester City nor Juventus dare to take it lightly. Once they ranked second in the group, they have a high probability of facing Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round, so competing for the first place is the primary goal of the two giant teams in this group. ·

01.  Manchester City, who spent 130 million euros: The goal is not just the first in the group, the league: Premier League

League ranking: Premier League third

Team stars: Haaland, Marmush, Rodri Team strength introduction: Manchester City, who attacked the fourth line this season, missed the championship, which is a big blow to the team. Guardiola also received support from his boss, and from the winter window to the summer window, he received reinforcement in the lineup.

Although De Bruyne's departure and Gallish's missed to be selected for the Club World Cup roster have a certain impact on Manchester City's combat effectiveness. However, the three new players joined the front line, allowing Guardiola to be at ease when deploying troops.

Cherki's arrival is naturally to make up for De Bruyne's departure. Although it is difficult for him to completely replace all the role of the former Manchester City offensive core, fortunately, Cherki has a certain core area creativity and can make up for some offensive role. Reindes, in the midfield position, has good ability to dribble the ball under his feet and can push forward and launch an attack. After all, Guardiola’s team needs to have the ability to move forward quickly.

Of course, Reindez also has highlights from time to time on the defensive end. He returned to the penalty area to interfere with his opponent's shot, which once left a wonderful memory for AC Milan fans.

Not only the midfield, Manchester City also bought left-back Nuri. This is a full-back who meets Guardiola's tactical requirements. He is good at controlling the ball and can draw in the midfield.

Last season at Wolves, Nuri handed over a 5 goal and 7 assists report card. Considering that Wolves coach Pereira is a defensive coach, as a full-back, Nuri's offensive attributes can be seen.

Manchester City currently has a problem, which is how Guardiola should use Haaland, especially in the context of both De Bruyne and Gundogan getting old, Guardiola has never grasped the second choice behind Haaland.

Although Haaland scored 31 goals in 44 games last season, it was not bad. However, compared with the previous two years, the efficiency has declined significantly. Back to the national team, Haaland scored in a row, getting closer and closer to his first World Cup, further demonstrating his awkward tactical position at Manchester City.

How to use Haaland well has become the biggest problem facing Guardiola.

Ranking prediction:

In terms of strength, Manchester City should be the strongest team in this group. All they need to do is to beat Juventus and get the first place in the group, and avoid meeting Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round.

But Juventus's way of playing is a bit restraining this Manchester City. If Guardiola can't find a good way to break the defense, it's really possible that it won't win.

02.  Serie A giant Juventus: defeated Manchester City in the Champions League round: Serie A

League ranking: Serie A

Stars in the team: Ilditz, Tulam Jr. Team strength introduction:

In the past season, Juventus spent more than 200 million euros to strengthen the lineup, but the team ended up in the fourth place in Serie A and stopped in the Champions League play-offs. Such a result is somewhat disappointing.

Mota was unbeaten in 21 rounds of Serie A, but 13 of them were tied. He lost only 4 games in Serie A in the whole season, but he only won 18 games. The low scoring efficiency is the biggest problem that plagues old women.

Vlahovic is caught in the storm of leaving the team, and his position in the team is no longer stable. Muaniliu, who was loaned from Paris, participated in the Club World Cup, is good news for the forward line.

However, both him and Vlahovic lack a stable goal, which has become an obstacle to Juventus going to a higher level.

The one that supports Juventus fans' expectations is the 20-year-old young player Ilditz. This Turkish genius is fast and skilled, and is good at driving the ball. He successfully surpassed 113 times in Serie A last season and ranked first.

Although there was a rumor that Arsenal was interested in him, Juventus will do his best to retain his future. Playing well in this Club World Cup will help Juventus come up with more budgets to retain people.

In addition to Ilditz, Juventus also has excellent young people like Turam and Cambiaso. The former gradually gained a stable chance of playing in the French national team, and at the same time showed his talent in the strong dialogues in the Serie A last season.

The characteristic of being able to drive the ball at any time makes him a weapon to break down when facing Manchester City. After all, Manchester City is most afraid of their opponents suddenly starting up in the middle and backcourt. Tulam's characteristics just match the opponent's weakness.

Cambiasso almost joined Manchester City during the winter window. This time he met Guardiola again, I don’t know what the scene would be like.

Ranking prediction:

If this Juventus wants to win, it may be a bit difficult, but if they just want to draw Manchester City, with Guardiola's personality, the possibility of being stolen by their opponents may not be ruled out.

So in this group stage of the Club World Cup, no one dares to say that Manchester City can definitely win the first place in the group. Juventus will be a big variable, and it will also give more highlights to the subsequent round of 16 games..

03.  Ain once reached the Club World Cup final in 2018

League Ranking: League 5th in the league

Team Star: Sofian Rahimi

Team Strength Introduction:

I believe many fans have heard of Ain's name because they reached the Club World Cup final in 2018. Unfortunately, they finally lost 1-4 against Real Madrid.

As the only team in the UAE to reach the top of Asia, their last achievement was in 2024. However, their performance last season declined significantly, even ranked fifth in the UAE domestic league. The number one star of the team is Moroccan Sofian Rahimi, whose most dazzling moment was in the 2024 AFC Champions League.

On the way to the top of Asia, he handed over an amazing 13-game 13 goals and 6 assists, and was also the number one hero for Ain's championship.

This season, he contributed 19 goals and 6 assists, of which 5 goals and 2 assists were played in the AFC Champions League, but it could not stop the team's record from decline.

Ranking forecast:

In terms of strength, Ain should not be qualified to compete for qualifying places, but he will still try his best to win the next game and strive to not be at the bottom of the group.

There are 17 players in the team who turn over more than 1 million euros, and they are better than Morocco's Casablanca Vidard.

04.  Morocco's Casablanca Vidard: Try to be at the bottom

League Ranking: League Third

Team Star: Racine

Team Strength Introduction:

This is a civilian team, with a total value of only 17.65 million euros, perhaps not as good as a substitute player in Manchester City and Juventus. Under their popular lineup, most of the teams are from Morocco, with only a few foreign players. The top star of the team is the Dutch winger Racine who grew up in Eindhoven's youth training. Although he is 30 years old, he scored 13 goals for the team this season, and is good at cutting inward to launch attacks and shooting long shots, which is his personal label.

Although this is a civilian team, the team chairman is still "ambitious". In an interview, he said that he had tried it repeatedly 3 or 4 times, hoping to sign Ronaldo and let him represent the team in the Club World Cup.

But it is obvious that Ronaldo's team did not agree to his request. However, this news has been repeatedly reported, which has also increased the popularity of this team a lot.

Ranking forecast:

Casablanca Vidard's goal is naturally to strive not to be at the bottom of the group, but it also depends on Ain's on-the-spot performance. It may not be easy to cause too much trouble for Manchester City and Juventus.

Although Juventus' scoring efficiency is not stable, it is still difficult for Casablanca Vidard to be upset.

Conclusion:

Meet Juventus again, Manchester City naturally wants to avenge the loss away from the group stage. However, if Manchester City fails to take revenge, they may have to seek revenge on Real Madrid. Of course, this will definitely not be Guardiola's target.

After all, if you can win the first place in this group, you will have a great chance to meet Riyadh Crescent or Salzburg Red Bull in the round of 16, and then you will have a great chance to advance to the quarterfinals of this Club World Cup.

(Himu)