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The Guardian
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Erling Haaland hits 300th goal in Manchester City rout of Juventus at Club World Cup
Erling Haaland's 300th career goal graced this canter of a victory and Savinho's 75th-minute peach lit up a Manchester City display that will be noted by the other big guns aiming to claim the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup. The Brazilian's 20-yard shot pinballed off the bar to make it 5-1 and confirm that Juventus would lose and finish second. While Pep Guardiola's men remain in search of their smoothest rhythms, topping Group G is impressive, and Al-Hilal will not relish facing them in the last 16 at the far cooler 9pm kick-off time. The manager was delighted. 'Everybody gave an incredible performance,' said Guardiola. 'It has been a long time since we had a performance like this on and off the ball. The players were committed and we are happy to beat a top side. In the previous two games we won but were miles away. I'm really pleased because the players have to realise [and did today] what we have to do to get back to what we were the last decade.' For the attempt to beat Juve and make it three wins from three games, Rodri was handed a first start since last September's draw with Arsenal in which he suffered the anterior cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out until the season's closing moments. He lasted 65 minutes. 'He's the best player in the world,' said Guardiola. 'He was missed, that was clear. I'm happy hopefully he can help us a lot.' For City's opener Rodri tapped the ball to Rayan Aït-Nouri, who slipped in Jérémy Doku along the left channel: a sidestep created time and the cleanly struck finish gave Juve's goalkeeper, Michele Di Gregorio, no chance. Yet City's advantage was cancelled out immediately by a careless Ederson, whose pass found Teun Koopmeiners instead of a teammate. The Dutchman pounced and the goalkeeper's cheeks went as pink as his strip. It was as clownish as Pierre Kalulu's contribution when City regained the lead. A lightning Matheus Nunes run was located by Savinho. The right-back zipped the ball over and Kalulu, with no opponent near, panicked and turned the ball in. An own goal, sure, but one forced by this far sharper City. A 60-65% first period possession count was potent: Aït-Nouri, Doku, Nunes and Omar Marmoush, at centre-forward, swapped zones across City's front to cause havoc, the latter's pirouette-then-shot an illustration. Tijjani Reijnders, from deep, joined in too, serving a slicing ball to Savinho who cut inside but dribbled tamely at Di Gregorio. Then, a serious downpour cooled down all in temperatures of more than 30C (86F). The broiled crowd in Orlando – including Thomas Tuchel – appreciated it as much as the players, though the concern in Orange County can be dangerous electrical storms that halt games. But the rain eased, and Marmoush's fierce shot, tipped around a post by Di Gregorio, closed the half. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Haaland replaced Marmoush and a better-timed stab at Savinho's cross would have made it 3-1 moments into the second half. The miss spoke of a player who had scored only once from open play in 10 previous City appearances. But the statistic soon became two in 11 and completed the Norwegian's landmark third century. Nunes, again, was the provider, another sprint along the right this time spotted by Reijnders. The Portuguese rolled the ball to Haaland; he miskicked but it bobbled in, with Di Gregorio stranded. The 24-year-old's second goal of the competition had his team cruising. Juve had faded as any kind of force. The contest continued to take part in their half. Off went Rodri, unscathed, to be replaced by Ilkay Gündogan, and Phil Foden came on for the effervescent Doku. Guardiola's move became seer-like as City's fourth was scored by Foden. Haaland galloped through an inside-right zone and passed. Savinho pinged the ball to Foden, who collected his second of this Club World Cup calmly from close range. Savinho's rocket rounded off an emphatic win. Dusan Vlahovic's late finish for Juve will have annoyed Guardiola – but not for long. Of Haaland's feat, the manager said: 'Congrats on 300 goals – it's good, right? His manager was incredible at football – he scored 11 career goals. I admire him a lot.'
CNN
16 hours ago
- Sport
- CNN
Erling Haaland reaches 300 goals faster than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his career at the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday, reaching the mark faster than many of his legendary contemporaries. Haaland achieved the milestone in the 52nd minute of Manchester City's 5-2 thumping over Juventus at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with his team's third goal of the match. It wasn't the most convincing of finishes from the Norwegian, bundling the ball home from close range after a cross from Matheus Nunes left him with an open goal. The ball came off his left leg before ricocheting off his trailing right leg and into an empty net. It nevertheless brought up Haaland's 33rd goal of the season for City. Per ESPN, the 24-year-old reached 300 goals in 370 games, faster than Kylian Mbappé (409 games), Lionel Messi (418 games) and Cristiano Ronaldo (554 games) in their illustrious careers. 'All I can say is congratulations, scoring 300 goals at 24 years old, this is quite good, right?' City manager Pep Guardiola said after the game. 'I'm so happy for Erling, for his goal again and being involved in the short spaces. It was really good.' Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Savinho and an own goal from Juve defender Pierre Kalulu helped City to the 5-2 victory on Thursday. The game was also a momentous occasion for midfielder Rodri, who made his first start after suffering a torn ACL last September and missing most of the season. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner played 65 minutes before being substituted. 'He's the best player in the world,' Guardiola said, per the Guardian. 'He was missed, that was clear. I'm happy hopefully he can help us a lot.' The emphatic victory over Juventus means City topped its Club World Cup group with three wins from three games and will face Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the last 16 on Tuesday in Orlando.
CNN
16 hours ago
- Sport
- CNN
Erling Haaland reaches 300 goals faster than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his career at the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday, reaching the mark faster than many of his legendary contemporaries. Haaland achieved the milestone in the 52nd minute of Manchester City's 5-2 thumping over Juventus at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with his team's third goal of the match. It wasn't the most convincing of finishes from the Norwegian, bundling the ball home from close range after a cross from Matheus Nunes left him with an open goal. The ball came off his left leg before ricocheting off his trailing right leg and into an empty net. It nevertheless brought up Haaland's 33rd goal of the season for City. Per ESPN, the 24-year-old reached 300 goals in 370 games, faster than Kylian Mbappé (409 games), Lionel Messi (418 games) and Cristiano Ronaldo (554 games) in their illustrious careers. 'All I can say is congratulations, scoring 300 goals at 24 years old, this is quite good, right?' City manager Pep Guardiola said after the game. 'I'm so happy for Erling, for his goal again and being involved in the short spaces. It was really good.' Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Savinho and an own goal from Juve defender Pierre Kalulu helped City to the 5-2 victory on Thursday. The game was also a momentous occasion for midfielder Rodri, who made his first start after suffering a torn ACL last September and missing most of the season. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner played 65 minutes before being substituted. 'He's the best player in the world,' Guardiola said, per the Guardian. 'He was missed, that was clear. I'm happy hopefully he can help us a lot.' The emphatic victory over Juventus means City topped its Club World Cup group with three wins from three games and will face Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the last 16 on Tuesday in Orlando.
South Wales Argus
17 hours ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' Haaland's goal was his 300th in senior football (John Raoux/AP) City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva will captain City in the coming season (Bradley Collyer/AP) Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
Glasgow Times
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' Haaland's goal was his 300th in senior football (John Raoux/AP) City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva will captain City in the coming season (Bradley Collyer/AP) Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
