Manchester City broke the losing streak against Hwang In-beom’s Feyenoord, but there was no joy of victory.
Manchester City drew 3-3 at home against Feyenoord in the fifth leg of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League phase at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 27th (Korea time).
Manchester City slid to 15th with two wins, two draws and one loss (eight points), while Feyenoord moved up to 20th with two wins, one draw and two losses (seven points). In this season’s revamped Champions League, the first to eighth places will go straight to the round of 16, and the ninth to 24th places will go to the round of 16. Those ranking 25th to 36th will be eliminated.
Manchester City snapped a five-game losing streak, but failed to keep the win. Hwang led 3-0 against Feyenoord, his team, before ending the match in a 3-3 draw by dedicating three goals. Photo by (Manchester, England) =ⓒAFPBBNews = News1
Manchester City has overcome its record-breaking slump. With Pep Guardiola shaping up to be the best in history since taking the helm in 2016, the team has continued its unprecedented slump by falling into a quagmire for five consecutive losses in recent months.
Furthermore, the team lost 0-4 at a home game against Tottenham Hotspur, exerting strong self-esteem. Back then, Manchester City lost goals to James Madison, Pedro Porro, and Brennan Johnson.
Afterwards, he quickly started to adjust his mood and faced Hwang In-beom’s Feyenoord during his first Champions League phase in about three days. The result was a draw, and even three goals were scored, but he failed to keep his lead. It is encouraging to break the losing streak, but his defense is faltering again because he failed to keep the win.
Feyenoord stepped up in a 4-3-3 formation. Igor Faichang – Julian Karansa – Annis Hajj Musa, Quentin Timber – Hwang In-beom – Antoni Milambo, Hayes Smal – David Hantzko – Gernot Trauner – Bart Nyukouf and Timon Bellen Reuters competed.
Manchester City also introduced a 4-3-3 formation. Jack Grealish-Elling Holland-Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes-Ilkay Gündoan-Bernardou Silva, Joshko Gvardiol-Nathan Ake-Manuel Akanji-Rico Lewis and Ederson came forward.
Manchester City took the lead first. While increasing its market share, Holland returned a cross from Akanji in front of the box with a header in the 9th minute of the first half, but goalkeeper Belle Reuters blocked it.
Then in the 12th minute of the first half, Grealish cut off the opponent’s build-up through forward pressure and connected Silva’s cross on the right side with a shot, but it was deflected after hitting a teammate.
Feyenoord also saw a chance. After cutting off the ball through pressure in the 31st minute of the first half, Faisang quickly took a shot near the final third, but goalkeeper Ederson caught it. At the 36th minute of the first half, Hwang In-beom took a right-footed shot off the ball that was cleared by the opponent team after a corner kick, but was blocked by the defense.
Manchester City broke Feyenoord’s flow and took the lead first. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Holland was hit by an opponent’s foul while receiving a ball from a corner kick. The referee took a penalty kick, and Holland, who was the kicker himself, scored the first goal.
Manchester City quickly widened the gap in the second half. In the fourth minute of the second half, Guendoan in front of the box connected the ball cleared by the opponent with a shot. Guendoan’s shot deflected off the opponent and headed into the goal.
He then completely dampened Feyenoord’s spirit. At a counterattack in the seventh minute of the second half, 구글SEO Nunes, on the right side, grounded out and sent a strong cross into the box, and Holland, who was rushing, stretched his feet and connected with a shot to make it 3-0.
Feyenoord came up with a replacement card first. In the 22nd minute of the second half, they replaced Milambo and Smal with Thomas Veelin and Ramiz Jeruki. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Manchester City replaced Gündogan, Foden and Ake with Kevin DeBrowner, James McCarty, and Zahmai Simpson-Purthy.
Feyenoord strengthened his offense. In the 27th minute of the second half, he deployed Jordan Rotomba and Santiago Jimenez in place of Nyukouf and Karansa.
And Feyenoord, who had been quiet, did not miss Manchester City’s defense. In the 29th minute of the second half, Gvardiol made a back pass miss while Manchester City was defending the long pass. Haji Musa, who was applying pressure, rushed strongly and recovered a goal past Ederson.
Feyenoord squeezed out his power. The pursuit ignited again. In the 36th minute of the second half, Timber’s cross went to Rotomba on the left side, and Rotomba’s shot hit the post, passed Ederson, and headed in front of the goal. Jimenez, who was rushing in, calmly pushed it in, narrowing the gap by one point.
Feyenoord brought the game to square one. In the 44th minute of the second half, Faisang properly broke Manchester City’s defense line. To prevent this, goalkeeper Ederson scored a goal