Last season, Man City only had one title, the English Super Cup. They easily lost the Premier League title to Liverpool, losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League play-offs and Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.
To make a strong comeback next season, The Citizens have made many notable moves since the beginning of the summer. Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Tijjani Reijnders have joined the Etihad team, partly replacing the departure of star Kevin De Bruyne. It is expected that more players will come to Man City in the near future.
Man City will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM as the defending champions. With superior squad quality and high determination, they are the most promising candidates.
On the contrary, Wydad AC does not have much experience in this tournament. This is only the third time an African representative has come to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM.
The Morocco giants debuted for the tournament in 2017-2018, losing their fifth-place match against Urawa Red Diamonds, before being eliminated by Al Hilal in the second round of the 2022-23 season.
This time, Wydad qualified for the tournament thanks to the 2021-2022 CAF Champions League championship, but coach Mohamed Amine Benhachem and his team have not been able to maintain that form until now.
Wydad also just lost two consecutive friendly matches against two European teams, Porto and Sevilla last month. Man City will certainly be a much bigger challenge. Coach Pep Guardiola's team is expected to have an easy victory in the opening match.
Expected lineup
Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Reijnders, Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Wydad AC: El Motie; Moufi, Meijers, Harkass, Boucheta; Malsa, Moubarik; Amrabat, Arthur, Rayhi; Obeng
