In the match between Man City vs Barca at Soccer Champions Tour 2024, the defending Premier League champions had an impressive 90 minutes against the La Liga representative. After a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes of official play, Barca won 4-1 in the penalty shootout.
Barca beat Man City in penalty shootout
Goals
Man City: O’Reilly (39′), Grealish (60′)
Barca: Pau Victor (24′), Torre (45’+1)
The match between Barcelona and Man City was postponed for more than an hour from the original schedule due to bad weather. However, when entering the field, the players of Man City and Barca entered the match with great determination and passion.
Both teams gave a very exciting first half. Man City were the ones who took the initiative on the field from the first minutes and created many dangerous situations to attack and shoot.
However, Barcelona showed a better finishing ability when they took the lead after Victor’s gentle finish in the 24th minute. After being behind, Man City pressed forward to attack and just 15 minutes later they had an equalizer thanks to O’Reilly.
It seemed like the first half would end in a draw, but in the final minute of injury time, Barca once again took the lead, after Torre’s daring finish. 2-1 for Barca before the two sides entered the break.
In the second half, Man City attacked strongly with the desire to find the second goal. In the 60th minute, Mateo Kovacic passed 3 Barca players before passing the ball to Jack Grealish to finish past Inaki Pena. 2-2 for Man City.
The remaining time of the match witnessed a tug of war between the two teams, with many other players being brought on to test tactics. In the end, Man City drew 2-2 with Barca after 90 minutes of play.
After that, the two sides entered the penalty shootout. With impressive finishing skills, Barca won 4-1 against the reigning Premier League champions.
This result can be considered satisfactory on the debut day of coach Hansi Flick at Barcelona. As for Man City, they had their third consecutive friendly defeat.
