Man City's world-shaking defeat

Rodri's Man City were eliminated from the tournament. Photo: Reuters .

Pep Guardiola and his team had a thrilling 120-minute score chase against Al Hilal. However, Leonardo's brilliance with a double goal helped the Saudi Arabian representative win 4-3 and advance to the quarter-finals.

Man City's defeat attracted great attention from the international media. The British newspaper Daily Mail commented: "A shocking defeat for English football". This newspaper commented that, despite possessing world- class stars and a squad of potential new recruits, Man City still had to accept a bitter defeat and was eliminated from the tournament.

Meanwhile, BBC commented: "This result stunned everyone." This site believes that public opinion has a wrong view of Al Hilal's strength, due to the resilient playing style and good opportunity-seizing ability of coach Simone Inzaghi and his team.

Al Hilal surprised the public. Photo: Reuters .

AS (Spain) pointed out that Man City had to blame themselves for wasting opportunities. The English representative launched 30 shots in the match, of which 14 were on target but only scored 3 goals against Al Hilal.

Erling Haaland, Man City's top scorer, scored 1 goal against the opponent after only 2 shots on target. The Norwegian star only played 90 minutes before being substituted.

The New York Times (USA) praised Al Hilal's hero Leonardo. In addition to scoring a brace, this striker also had some annoying moves and contributed a lot to the home team's play.

TyC Sports (Argentina) commented that Al Hilal created a miracle at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ when they defeated the giant Man City. "A convincing result if you look at the developments on the field. Al Hilal played like a real European team thanks to the famous players in the squad," the site wrote.

Victory over Man City sees Al Hilal progress to the quarter-finals, where they will face Fluminense, who also caused a shock by knocking Inter Milan out of the tournament.

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