At Juventus and Manchester City, whoever wins will become the only team that can win full prizes in the Club World Cup

In this Club World Cup group stage, Juventus's competition with Manchester City has undoubtedly become the most attention. These two teams showed great dominance on the offensive end. Juventus won 9 goals in two games and Manchester City scored 8 goals. Although Bayern Munich and Benfica scored higher goals, considering that Auckland City in their group is only a semi-professional team, the value of the goal is greatly reduced. In comparison, although Juventus and Manchester City's group opponents, Ain and Casablanca Vidard, are not as strong as the first two, they are far better than Auckland City, which also makes the last round of matchup between Juventus and Manchester City full of suspense, and can be called a peak duel like Mars colliding with Earth.

At present, both teams have been qualified for promotion, and the only focus of the next competition is the first place in the group. The advantage of winning the top spot in the group is obvious, and the most important thing is to have a higher probability of avoiding the strong rival Real Madrid. Although Juventus and Manchester City are confident that they can compete with Real Madrid, from a strategic perspective, the later they meet Real Madrid, it is undoubtedly more conducive to the long-term plan to win the championship. Juventus can accept a draw with a narrow advantage of goal difference, while Manchester City must strive to win to ensure first place in the group.

The victory or defeat of this direct dialogue will determine who is eligible to be the only team in this Club World Cup that may win a full prize of up to $125 million. If the game ends in a draw, this prize will be ignored.

Reviewing the performance of other giants in the group stage, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the first game. He was once optimistic about three consecutive victories, but unexpectedly lost to Bottafogo, and finally only achieved 2 wins and 1 loss. Bayern Munich was also defeated by Benfica in the last round, losing the glory of a complete victory. The group stages of Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid have been even more bumpy and have not remained unbeaten. So far, only Juventus and Manchester City have maintained a perfect record of winning the group stage.

It is worth mentioning that the bonus distribution mechanism of the Club World Cup is extremely detailed and strict, with clear regulations from the winning and losing bonuses in each game in the group stage to the bonus distribution in each stage of the knockout stage. Only teams that win the championship with a complete victory can enjoy the full bonus of up to $125 million. Any team that loses or draws in the group stage has lost the qualification to obtain this prize, and Juventus and Manchester City are therefore the only team that theoretically has the possibility of full prizes to compete for.

However, a complete victory in the group stage is just the first step of the Long March, and it is still uncertain whether it can win the championship in the end. More importantly, if this focus battle ends in a draw, the huge prize of $125 million will be missed. After all, winning the championship is the ultimate goal of all giants, and the victory or defeat of the group stage is not a decisive factor. In the 2022 World Cup, although Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in the group stage, it still held up the Hercules Cup in the end, which is enough to show that the group stage results are not simply linked to the final championship.

Finally, we focus on Juventus. Personally, Juventus is the most stable and best-performing team in this Club World Cup. Compared with other giants, Juventus consumed less physical fitness at the end of last season and had relatively less pressure, which was fully reflected in the matches against Ain and Casablanca Vidard - they showed a strong desire to win the championship, and the pace and intensity of the game were extremely stable. In the group stage of "two strong and two weak", accumulating as many goals as possible and goals has become the common strategic goal of Juventus and Manchester City, and Juventus is currently slightly ahead of Manchester City in this regard.

There is no doubt that this competition between Juventus and Manchester City is one of the most eye-catching games in this Club World Cup group stage and is also a key battle that determines destiny. We look forward to this game presenting a fierce, exciting and memorable peak showdown for fans.