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“Man City” guaranteed a playoff spot a couple of weeks ago, and “Marseille” before leaving for England was still purely theoretical chances for third place. Of course, this affected the game.
In the first half, “Citizens” generally walked. There was no corporate pressure, there was no pressure. Only the weird standards brought any threat to the doorstep of Mandanda, who suffered much more in the previous five Champions League games.
Suddenly, even in the application “City” was not Alexander Zinchenko. Yesterday he did a training to match everyone else. Insiders write that the Ukrainian is “not quite ready yet.”
The “Marseille” did not show signs of life until the end of the first half, when a backup safety John Stones appeared on the field due to the injury of Eric Garcia. Valere Germain was a few inches short of closing Tauvin’s chamber. Then a dangerous blow with the middle Sanson. Papa Gueya’s advance turned out to be a little less dangerous. But as soon as the British returned to their characteristic high pressure and picked up the pace a bit, the French’s activity waned. They weren’t going to bed today.
The “citizens” after the break created 5-6 good chances, of which they realized less than half. Ferran Torres scored the classic “Guardiol” goal from a couple of meters after a good pass from Marez from the wing. Also, towards the end of the game, Agüero, who returned after an injury, and Raheem Sterling, who specifically helped Álvaro González stood out.
This victory is unlikely to please Guardiola much, but it added a drop of encouragement to the Manchester derby. It is always good to win. Well, “Marseille”, unsurprisingly, ran out of a Euro spring. The French lost their main battles not today, but long before.
Round 6 of the World Cup. Manchester. “Etihad”
Manchester City – Marseille – 3: 0
Goals: Ferran Torres, 48, Agüero, 77, Sterling, 90
“City man”: Steffen – Walker, García (Stones, 28), Laporte, Ake – Fernandinho, Gundogan (Sterling, 46) – Marez (Aguero, 67), Bernardo Silva, Foden – Ferran Torres
“Marseilles”: Mandanda – Sakai, Gonzalez, Balerdi, Nagatomo – Sanson, Camara (Ronjier, 67), Guye (Strootman, 75) – Toven (Ake, 75), Germain (Benedetto, 75), Payet (Kizans, 67)
Warning: Boy, 39
