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Exploding the world wave! Manchester City collapsed suddenly, Guardiola replaced 5 people, but it was useless, and the 1.2 billion-dollar lineup was in vain.

3:51am, 27 October 2025【Football】

A match in the 9th round of the Premier League started, and Manchester City challenged Aston Villa as a guest. Manchester City has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the first 8 league games and has returned to the Champions League. Manchester City has won the last three games, first defeating Brentford and Everton in the league, and then defeating Villarreal in the Champions League. Now returning to the league, Manchester City faces Aston Villa led by Emery. The two sides met in two rounds last season, with each winning or losing. This time Manchester City fell, losing to Aston Villa, and the 1.2 billion euro lineup was useless.

Man City has a 4141 formation. Haaland is at the front. The attacking combination of Savinho, Bernardo Silva, Foden and Oscar Bob worked together. Reinders singled out the midfielder. The back four of Gvadiol, Stones, Ruben Dias and Nunes started. Donnarumma serves as the starting goalkeeper. Malmouche, Doku, Kovacic and Ake sat on the bench.

Not long after the game started, Manchester City created an opportunity. Reinders broke into the penalty area and volleyed hard, but the kick went high. In the 19th minute, Manchester City lost the ball. Cash received a lateral dribble outside the penalty area and volleyed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. The goalkeeper had no reaction! The angle of this shot is tricky and extremely deceptive. Manchester City are in trouble. 2 minutes later, Manchester City launched a sharp counterattack. Haaland broke into the penalty area and shot low, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.

In the 29th minute, Buendia was injured and could not persist and was replaced. Sancho comes on as a substitute. 2 minutes later, Sancho got a chance, but unfortunately his long shot missed. Subsequently, Gvadiol was brought down in the penalty area, and the referee did not say anything. In the 40th minute, Savinho fouled and was shown a yellow card. This was also the only yellow card in the first half. At halftime, Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa.

Change sides and fight again in the second half. In the 50th minute, Reinders ran long distance with the ball, broke into the front of the penalty area, and took a long shot of his own, but the kick missed. Four minutes later, Reinders was shown a yellow card for a foul. In the 61st minute, Guardiola made large-scale substitution adjustments, with Nico O'Reilly, Gonzalez and Doku coming on as substitutes.

In the 70th minute, Sancho shot from the bottom line at a zero angle. The goalkeeper saved the ball. Subsequently, Haaland headed the ball towards the goal, but the power was insufficient and the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. Immediately afterwards, Watkins got a solo opportunity, and his shot was resolved by the goalkeeper. Haaland's goal was called offside at the last minute. Haaland's goal was called offside at the last moment. Guardiola changed 5 people to no avail, and Manchester City was still unable to score. In the end, Manchester City lost 0-1 to Aston Villa, ending their three-game winning streak in all competitions.