Manchester City have a big opportunity to punch their ticket to the Club World Cup knockout stage with a game to spare as they square off against UAE giants Al-Ain this Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Pep Guardiola's side barely broke a sweat in their opening Group G clash, easing past Wydad AC with a professional 2-0 victory. Meanwhile, Al-Ain were given a rude welcome to the tournament, getting thrashed 5-0 by a ruthless Juventus.
That scoreline may have looked brutal on paper, but the Italians were remarkably clinical, netting five goals from just seven shots on target and a modest 1.4 expected goals.
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Manchester City vs Al-Ain kick-off time
The FIFA Club World Cup match between Man City and Al Ain will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Glendale, USA.
It will kick off at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET / 2 am BST (the following day) on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
Team news & squads
Manchester City vs Al-Ain lineups
4-1-4-1
Formation
5-4-1
ALAMCI-Line up
MCISubstitutes
Manager
P. Guardiola
ALA-Line up
ALA- 17
K. Eisa
- 56
A. Niang
- 25
R. Rabia
45’ + 4’
- 97
A. Jasic
- 36
F. Zabala
25’
62’
- 5
Y. Park
- 28
N. Chadli
74’
- 70
A. Traore
- 6
Y. Nader
46’
- 8
M. Al Baloushi
62’
- 21
S. Rahimi
46’
Substitutes
- 72
M. Awad Alla
- 3
K. Autonne
- 80
J. Udoh
- 30
H. Mohammad
- 20
M. Palacios
46’
- 4
Y. Ben Khaleq
- 29
F. Cardoso
- 9
K. Laba
46’
- 16
K. Hashemi
- 14
M. Ratnik
- 10
Kaku
62’
- 19
M. Sanabria
74’
- 1
R. Patricio
- 15
Erik
62’
- 13
H. Rahimi
Manager
V. Ivic
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Manchester City team news
Man City will be without the services of Rico Lewis, who was controversially sent off against Wydad after catching Samuel Obeng in the face during a grounded challenge, an incident that left his teammates fuming. His one-game suspension now opens the door for Matheus Nunes to step in at right-back, though John Stones or Abdukodir Khusanov could also fill the void.
With tougher tests like Juventus and perhaps Real Madrid looming, Guardiola is expected to shuffle his stacked deck. That could mean a first appearance for new signing Rayan Ait-Nouri, who is waiting in the wings for his debut in sky blue.
Al-Ain team news
As for Al-Ain, head coach Vladan Ivic has no fresh absentees to worry about. But after the bruising Juventus defeat, expect his side to take a cautious approach, likely focused more on containment than conquest.
Form
MCI-Form
MCIManchester City
2
-
0
Wydad Casablanca
W
Fulham
0
-
2
Manchester City
W
Manchester City
3
-
1
Bournemouth
W
Crystal Palace
1
-
0
Manchester City
L
Southampton
0
-
0
Manchester City
D
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/2
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5
ALA-Form
ALAAl-Ain
0
-
5
Juventus
L
Al-Nasr SC
0
-
2
Al-Ain
W
Al-Ain
0
-
0
Ajman
D
Sharjah Cultural Club
0
-
3
Al-Ain
W
Al-Ain
1
-
1
Al-Jazira
D
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 6/6
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5
Head-to-Head Record
MCILast match
ALA