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Manchester City Dominates Villarreal at La Cerámica
Villarreal, Spain – In a match held at the Estadio de la Cerámica, Manchester City overpowered Villarreal with a convincing display of control and effectiveness. The English team, dominating 65% of the possession, dictated the pace of the game from the start.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 17th minute, following a precise assist from Rico Lewis, showcasing his usual goal-scoring instinct. Villarreal’s defense was constantly overwhelmed by City’s pressure.
Bernardo Silva extended the visitors’ lead in the 40th minute, capitalizing on a masterful pass from Savinho. Despite Villarreal’s attempts to contain the rival attack, the Spanish team only managed to generate nine shots, with only two directed on target.
The match was punctuated by a total of six yellow cards, four for Villarreal and two for Manchester City, reflecting the intensity of the duels in midfield. Despite their efforts, Villarreal could not reverse the situation, and Manchester City took a well-deserved victory on their visit to Spain. City generated 10 shots, 6 of them on target, reflecting their offensive vocation. The locals only managed one corner during the entire match, compared to City’s two.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 46 A. Pedraza came in and S. Cardona went out., at minute 66 G. Mikautadze came in and A. Moleiro went out., at minute 66 T. Buchanan came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out., at minute 72 S. Comesana came in and A. Perez went out., at minute 81 P. Gueye came in and D. Parejo went out.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 57 Nico came in and M. Kovacic went out., at minute 72 J. Doku came in and O. Bobb went out., at minute 73 R. Lewis came in and T. Reijnders went out., at minute 86 E. Haaland came in and R. Cherki went out., at minute 86 Savinho came in and O. Marmoush went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Villarreal
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Manchester City
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