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 against the tight defensive play of the team in La Liga and ended the first half without a goal.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid as a substitute in the second half (Image: EPA).

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.

The joy of Atletico Madrid players after leading Man City 2-0 in the 74th minute of the match (Photo: Reuters).

In the 74th minute, Carrasco raised the score to 2-0 for Atletico also from a beautiful shot outside the penalty area.

Ruben Dias has an honorable goal for Man City in the 85th minute (Image: Reuters).

Man City only recovered one goal from a corner in the 85th minute, when midfielder Ruben Dias entered the fight and headed the near post to knock out goalkeeper Ivo Grbic. The army of coach Pep Guardiola received the first defeat since winning the Champions League.

 

Starting lineup:

Manchester City:  Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Rodriguez, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland

Athletic:  Oblak, Azpilicueta, Witsel, Soyuncu, Hermoso, Lino, De Paul, Koke, Lemar, Griezmann, Morata