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Man City 'much stronger' than Juventus as Igor Tudor promises to go easy on his players after crushing defeat in Club World Cup

<p>Juventus <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-juventus-club-world-cup-erling-haaland-jeremy-doku-rayan-ait-nouri/blt113510dbb845c2d8" target="_blank">suffered a heavy 5-2 defeat against City in their final Group G match</a> at the Club World Cup. Despite having already secured qualification, the Bianconeri were outclassed by Pep Guardiola's side, with five different scorers - Jeremy Doku, Pierre Kalulu (own goal), Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Savinho - inflicting the misery on the Italians. Teun Koopmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic found the net for Juve but they fell short.</p><p>City topped the group with three wins from three, while Juventus settled for second place with six points.</p><p></p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Tudor opted to rest several key players, and the decision exposed Juventus' lack of depth against City’s relentless press and possession dominance. The Premier League giants finished with 77 per cent possession and 11 shots on target to Juventus' two. Tudor's side&nbsp;will now play Real Madrid in the round of 16, but they are worried about fatigue and not being ready tactically.</p><p>Tudor said after the game that City were clearly better and promised not to overreact. He called the game a learning experience instead of a setback.</p><div data-name="DAZN" class="affiliate-button-container theme-1"><div class="affiliate-button"><img height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2a657c326f3152f3/65709dfdfcc91a04075bd960/DAZN.png" class="logo" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch every FIFA Club World Cup game free on DAZN</span></div><a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfsPh/destination:https://www.dazn.com/welcome/fifa-club-world-cup" target="_blank" class="affiliate-button-link">Stream now</a></div>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Asked for his thoughts on the game from his side's perspective,<a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/notizie/juventus-tudor-duro-il-manchester-city-ha-giocatori-molto-piu-fo/1610573" target="_blank"></a> Tudor said to <em>DAZN</em>: "Bad, conceding five goals is never nice. Certain things also need to be said about their quality. We had qualified, we wanted to rest someone and they played too well. We suffered, we were unable to steal the ball and not well even when we had it. They pressed in a way that we were unable to get out. To do well we need to be complete, so it can be a different match. That's how it went.</p><p>"We paid for everything, we had to be perfect and they spend a lot when they want. They have much stronger players than ours, but without looking for excuses. It takes a lot of conditions put together to do better, but today they weren't there."</p>

WHAT IGOR TUDOR SAID?

<p>Juve will now face Xabi Alonso's Madrid in the knockout stages next week while City will take on Saudi giants Al-Hilal.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR JUVENTUS?

Man City 'much stronger' than Juventus as Igor Tudor promises to go easy on his players after crushing defeat in Club World Cup | Goal.com

Juventus manager, Igor Tudor makes a huge claim after loss to Pep Guardiola&apos;s side in the Club World Cup, claiming the other team being stronger.