Manchester City shockingly lost to rookie Cardiff City

Premier League runners-up Manchester City suffered a shock start to the season when they lost 2-3 to newcomer Cardiff City in round 2.

This defeat will make many people doubt the true strength of coach Manuel Pellegrini and his team on their journey to conquer the championship this season.

Man City (blue shirt) suffered a shocking defeat. (Source: Daily Mail)

Man City's defense has revealed too many weaknesses while the attack, after a 4-0 demolition of Newcastle, has become "dull" against a rookie team.

In the first 45 minutes, Man City completely dominated the game, with 64% possession. However, the number of real dangerous opportunities they created could be counted on the fingers of one hand.

The most dangerous situation in the first half belonged to Cardiff. Javi Garcia made a careless move, allowing Campbell to rush down and face Joe Hart, but the Man City goalkeeper promptly cleared the ball right at the opponent's feet.

In this half, Campbell fell twice in the penalty area after colliding with Man City players but no whistle was blown.

However, right at the beginning of the second half, Man City took the lead 1-0 thanks to Edin Dzeko (minute 52). However, just 8 minutes later, Aron Gunnarsson equalized the score 1-1 for the home team.

After Gunnarsson's equalizer, Cardiff players played with great excitement, and then they scored two consecutive goals, both from headers by Fraizer Campbell, after corner kicks.

During the remaining time of the match, Man City struggled but those efforts only helped them narrow the score to 2-3 thanks to Alvaro Negredo, because the remaining time was not enough for them to regain 1 point.

In the same match, Tottenham also temporarily led Swansea City 1-0. Roberto Soldado continued to score and this time it was also a goal from the 11m mark.

With this victory, Tottenham is one of three teams along with Chelsea and Liverpool to win all 10 matches in the first two matches.

Along with the Premier League, La Liga will also continue to have notable matches tonight with the participation of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Barcelona will be a guest at Malaga while Atletico Madrid welcomes Rayo Vallecano.

In Ligue 1, after two consecutive draws, Paris Saint Germain are desperate for their first win. Their opponent in round 3 will be Nantes./.

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