Manchester City are grappling with a deepening injury crisis following their 2-1 League Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, with winger Savinho and defender Manuel Akanji the latest to join an already lengthy list of sidelined players.
Following Real Madrid’s decision to boycott the 2024 Ballon d’Or Award ceremony that took place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday due to star forward Vinicus Jr missing out on the honour
Rodrigo has won the 2024 Men’s Ballon d'Or trophy and in doing so, becomes the first Manchester City player to claim the coveted honour at the Theatre du Chatelet on Monday.
Erling Haaland slammed the ball into the roof of the Southampton net after just five minutes, but despite a host of chances, Pep Guardiola's side could not add to the score, reports Xinhua.
This case was separate from the 115 charges that are being heard by an independent panel that Premier League have brought forward on the club.
Atletico realized in the second half that they needed to push things in order to get a breakthrough. They started to attack more with Koke and Antoine Griezmann only to see Griezmann’s effort blocked by Aymeric Laporte.
The Spaniard prodded home a loose ball from close range in the 93rd minute to complete a second-half fightback and secure their 11th consecutive victory in the competition.
Ronaldo had recently moved to Manchester United -- the club at which he had made a name for himself, from Italian champions Juventus. From United, the Portuguese superstar had gone to Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Guardiola will now take his side to Newcastle on Friday safe in the knowledge of having delivered another major trophy back to the Etihad Stadium, reclaiming the league crown from Liverpool.
PSG and City are the both big clubs under Middle East ownership who have never won the Champions League.
