On the day striker Erling Haaland was completely blocked, Man City received a 1-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid in a friendly match in Seoul, South Korea.
Man City has the last friendly match to prepare the best force before the English Super Cup match with Arsenal (August 6) when competing against Atletico Madrid last night (July 30, Vietnam time).
Coach Pep Guardiola launched the most powerful squad with star Erling Haaland in attack. However, The Citizens struggled with the tight defensive play of the team in La Liga and ended the first half without a goal.
Entering the second half, coach Pep Guardiola drew many pillars in the squad, including Erling Haaland. Atletico Madrid still showed solid defense but were more effective than the first half in quick counter-attacks.
In the 66th minute, the Spanish team suddenly found the opening goal. From the attack in the middle, striker Memphis Depay bounced off the wall with Angel Correa and then shot from far into the near corner to knock out goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.
In the 74th minute, Carrasco raised the score to 2-0 for Atletico also from a beautiful shot outside the penalty area.
