Comments and predictions for Juventus vs Man City: Dramatic loss at the last minute

Latest Juventus vs Man City squad information

Juventus will be without Mattia Perin (hand), Juan Cabal, Bremer (both knee injuries) and Arkadiusz Milik (muscle) at the Club World Cup due to injury.

Captain Manuel Locatelli recovered from an ankle injury in time to come off the bench in the win over Wydad, and could return to the starting line-up. However, coach Tudor can continue to trust the midfield duo of Weston McKennie and Khephren Thuram.

Tudor is likely to keep the same starting lineup for all three group stage matches, with two wingers in Andrea Cambiaso (who was previously interested by Man City) and Alberto Costa, and an attack of Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao and Randal Kolo Muani.

On the Man City side, Rico Lewis will continue to be absent due to a two-match suspension following a controversial red card in the opening match against Wydad. Claudio Echeverri is also doubtful due to a sprained ankle in the match against Al-Ain.

Mateo Kovacic is recovering from Achilles surgery, while Ballon d'Or winner Rodri made two 30-minute substitute appearances in the group stage, and could start his first game after more than nine months out with a cruciate ligament injury.

New signings Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki could all start, while the likes of Ederson, Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Savinho and Omar Marmoush are all set to return to the squad after being benched last time out.

Latest expected lineup for Juventus vs Man City

Juventus:

Di Gregorio; Savona, Kelly, Kalulu; Costa, Thuram, McKennie, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; Kolo Muani

Manchester City:

Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Reijnders; Savinho, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland

Latest football commentary on Juventus vs Man City

After a brilliant start to the FIFA Club World Cup with a dominant win over Al-Ain, Juventus have officially booked their place in the knockout round thanks to a 4-1 win over Wydad AC in the second match in Philadelphia.

Kenan Yildiz was perhaps Juve's standout player in the US. After scoring in the first leg, he continued to shine with a stunning double against Wydad. However, the Turkish striker missed the chance to complete a hat-trick when the opening goal was counted as an own goal by Abdelmounaim Boutouil.

Juve had a difficult 2024-25 season in Serie A with too many draws (16 matches - the most in the league), but still managed to reach the top 4. However, coach Igor Tudor could not have dreamed of a better start in this expanded Club World Cup.

With a total of nine goals in two group games – one more than Man City – Juventus lead Group G on goal difference and only need a draw in their “big test” against Man City on Thursday to retain top spot.

The "Old Lady" has reason to be confident as they are on a 7-match unbeaten streak in all competitions (5 wins, 2 draws) and have won all 3 of their most recent encounters with Man City, including a 2-0 win in the Champions League in December 2024.

The 2023 Club World Cup holders, Man City, started their Group G campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Wydad, before demolishing Al-Ain 6-0 in the second match in Atlanta on Monday.

Amid doubts over his future, Ilkay Gundogan scored twice for Man City, while Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Echeverri and new signing Rayan Cherki also got on the scoresheet. This was City's biggest win since beating Ipswich Town by the same score in the Premier League in January.

Despite scoring 6 goals, coach Pep Guardiola was still not satisfied when his players did not have a 7th goal - which could have helped them gain an advantage over Juventus in the race for the top spot.

Man City must beat Juventus on Thursday if they want to avoid the prospect of facing Real Madrid – the top candidate in Group H and also a familiar opponent of City in the last 4 Champions League seasons.

Guardiola’s men have lost just one of their last 15 games in all competitions (W11 D3) – their only defeat coming in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace – but their record against Juventus is less impressive. Their only win in seven meetings was the first time they met in 1976 in the UEFA Cup (a 1-0 win).

Latest score prediction for Juventus vs Man City

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Juventus vs Man Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Juventus 1-2 Man City

• WhoScore:Juventus 0-2 Man City
• Our newspaper predicts:Juventus 2-3 Man City

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