Manchester City have a shock draw with Feyenoord.
Manchester City, which played Game 5 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) phase of the 2024-2025 season at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on the 27th (Korea time), drew 3-3 with Feyenoord. With this, Manchester City succeeded in escaping five consecutive losses, but continued its winless streak for the sixth game.
Bernardu Silva, Phil Foden, and Jack Grealish were on the attack along with front-line strikers Erling Holan. Matheus Nunes and Ilkay Gundoan supported from the back, while Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and Yoshko Gvardiol were the four backs. Ederson wore goalie gloves.
Feyenoord also launched the Igor Faichang, Julian Karansa, and Anis Haji Musa three-top. Hwang In-beom was located in the midfield along with Quintam Timber and Antony Milambo, and featured Gis Smal, David Hantzko, Gernot Trauner, Bart Newcoup, and Timon Belenoyer.
Manchester City knocked on Feyenoord’s goal early in the game. Holan turned Nunes’ cross slightly with a header, but he was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 24th minute of the first half, Foden attempted a sharp left-footed shot near the penalty arc, but the goalkeeper also blew himself away and blocked it.
Feyenoord also had a chance to score. Hwang penetrated the defense line by sending a through pass to Faixiang, who was penetrating behind the defense. Faixiang attempted a right-footed shot from the outside of the penalty area, but failed to pass the goalie. In the 36th minute of the first half, Hwang connected the ball that hit his teammate’s head with a non-stop shot, but it went up.
Manchester City succeeded in scoring the first goal before the end of the first half. In the second ball of a corner kick, Holan fell after being hit in the leg by Maduro’s foot. In the penalty kick that followed, Holan kicked it into the right corner and scored.
In the second half, Manchester City and 구글SEO scored two goals in an instant, widening the gap. In the fourth minute of the second half, Gündogan scored by connecting the header clearing of the opponent’s defense with a non-stop left-footed shot. The ball deflected off Hantzko’s foot, making it difficult for the goalkeeper to stop it.
He also scored another goal in the eighth minute of the second half. Nunes hit a fastball from the right and crossed a grounder, and Holan reached out with his long legs to finish the game.
The game seemed to end without difficulty with Manchester City’s victory, but the defense shook sharply after giving up a comeback goal to Feyenoord in the 28th minute of the second half. The defenders did not handle the long kick properly, and the samurai, who followed until the end, finished calmly past the goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute of the second half, Faixiang crossed from left to right, and Rotomba ran from the left and scored a non-stop cross. The ball fell between Ederson and the net, and Jimenez pushed the ball out into his body to score a chase goal.
Feyenoord equalized in the 43rd minute of the second half. Musa delivered a long pass to Faixiang, who was running above the half-line in his camp. Ederson emptied the net as he was not able to return to defense for a moment, but Faixiang won the ball faster. Hantzko connected Faixiang’s cross with a header and scored the equalizer.
Manchester City, which was in a hurry, sought its fourth goal, but the luck of the goal did not follow. Grealish’s shot bounced off the post in the 45th minute of the second half. Feyenoord strengthened its defense by excluding Hwang In-beom and adding Facundo González in the second half of the extra time. In the end, the game ended 3-3.