$13.7 million! Manchester City lost a lot of losses in an upset game. The only benefit is that they can rest for a few more days

On the morning of July 1, the 2025 Club World Cup 1st quarter-finals continued. The Premier League Blue Moon Army Manchester City lost 3-4 to Saudi Riyadh Crescent missed the quarterfinals. This loss caused Manchester City to lose $13.7 million in huge prize money, which can be said to be a loss and a loss.

Manchester City had an extremely wonderful start in this game. In the 11th minute, B's goal scored a first goal in the penalty area and scored a goal in the civil unrest, and Manchester City led the change of sides 1-0. However, just one minute from the second half, Riyadh Crescent equalized the score with lightning, and Leonardo scored a header. Six minutes later, Manchester City failed to score a corner kick, Malcolm scored a long-distance shot from the far corner, and Riyadh Crescent overtook the score 2-1. Manchester City quickly tied the score. In the 55th minute, Haaland scored a goal after shooting, and both sides returned to the same starting line 2-2.

In overtime, Coolibali scored a header and Foden scored a volley. But in the 113th minute, Leonardo's double score allowed Riyadh New Moon to win 4-3, while Manchester City had to go home.

In this game, Manchester United had an absolute advantage in the field, with a 69% possession rate and 30 shots and 14 shots. However, although Riyadh Crescent was at a disadvantage in the scene, their counterattack and set-pieces were extremely threatening. They scored 4 goals with 6 shots in 17 shots, and 7 excellent scoring opportunities were once more than Manchester City, so it was reasonable to win.

From a competitive perspective, this loss is undoubtedly a major blow to Manchester City. They had a disappointing 2024/25 season. After signing many new players, Manchester City seems to have begun to recover. They won all three games in the Club World Cup group stage, especially in the last round, Guardiola's team beat Serie A giant Juventus 5-2, and several new players performed very well, and Guardiola's speeding pass control tactical system is also impressive. Since there are not many strong teams in the first half, almost everyone believes that Manchester City's advance to the Club World Cup final seems to be a natural result.

Amid the applause and flowers, Manchester City's upward momentum came to an abrupt end with this regrettable defeat, and this result is really unacceptable. From an economic perspective, Manchester City also suffered heavy losses. They are the team with the highest bonus after the group stage, and have won a huge prize of $51.7 million in total. However, now that they missed the quarterfinals, Manchester City directly lost $13.7 million in prize money. You should know that if they can win the championship in the end, their prize money will easily exceed 100 million. After the game, Guardiola still kept cheering the team: "It was an incredible journey, we performed very well here, the atmosphere of the players and staff was great. We were sorry to get out. Football was like that. We tried to the last minute, unfortunately we were unable to do it. Congratulations to Riyadh Crescent."

"We knew they were a very good team with top quality. All of their players played in Europe for many years, It is beyond doubt that we have high qualities. Today we played very well overall. The opportunities we created were very wonderful, but unfortunately we failed to turn the situation around. "

In fact, Manchester City's loss and exit are not all bad things. Now there are only 6 weeks left before the start of the new Premier League season. Saying goodbye to the Club World Cup in advance can give players more rest and preparation time, and preparing for the new season with a better attitude. This is also a "blessing in disguise" and the only benefit of being eliminated in the Club World Cup.