Club World Cup Signature Moment: Inter Milan Manchester City is upset, Chelsea struggles to defend the half-zone, and the quarterfinals are slapped in the face

On July 1, the top 16 of the Club World Cup continued; unpopularity broke out in today's two knockout matches without exception; Serie A champion Inter Milan and Premier League champion Manchester City were all eliminated; European teams' previous wish to turn the quarterfinals into the Champions League was shattered.

There are 12 European teams participating in the new version of the Club World Cup. Judging from the group stage, although many European teams did not perform well, they still did not encounter many obstacles. Except for Porto and Atletico Madrid, the other 10 teams have all qualified for the knockout round without exception. Judging from the situation chart of the top 16 matches, there are voices from the outside world that it is not a big problem for European teams to win 7 of the top 8 seats. Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern took the lead in defeating their respective opponents and advanced early; unexpectedly Inter Milan and Manchester City failed on the same day.

First of all, it was 5 am. After 90 minutes of the game, Inter Milan defeated Fruminense in the Brazilian League 0:2. The Nerazzurri was in a sluggish state throughout the game. Even though there were 2 shots hitting the goal frame, there was almost no advantage in the scene. If Inter Milan loses due to some injuries and condition problems, Manchester City's loss is even more surprising; Blue Moon won all three games in the group stage, and it is the only team that won three consecutive games, and Guardiola's supplementary and the return of the injured once again made Manchester City the biggest favorite to win the championship. In the match against Riyadh Crescent, the B-going team pierced through the opponent's goal early in the 11th minute. The situation suddenly changed in the second half. The New Moon scored 2 goals in 6 minutes and completed the overtake; Haaland tied the score three minutes later. The game entered overtime, and the new moon showed its strength again; in the 94th minute, Neves assisted Coolibali with a corner kick and headed the ball to break the net. Although Serky assisted Foden to equalize the score twice in the 103rd minute, Leonardo's goal in the 112th minute freezes the score at 4:3!

It is worth mentioning that Inzaghi Jr. officially parted ways with Inter Milan after the Champions League final; then he came to Riyadh Crescent to coach. Now on the same day, Inzag led the team to overturn Manchester City, while Inter Milan said goodbye to the Club World Cup.

Originally, the match between the first half was considered to be less difficult than that between the second half. However, after 4 knockout games, all teams from Europe, including Inter Milan, Manchester City, and Benfica were eliminated; only Chelsea left to advance to the quarterfinals. Considering Chelsea's instability, facing the Riyadh Crescent in Asia, the two Brazilian League champions Frumenense and Palmeiras took turns to attack, so the Blues may not be able to defend this half area. Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain in the second half of the zone will play in the quarterfinals. No matter who wins and loses, the European team can win another place in the quarterfinals; if Dortmund is also upset, there will be only 4 European teams left in the quarterfinals. But no matter who will show the final two rounds of 16 knockout matches, the statement that "The Club World Cup is the Champions League in the quarterfinals" is completely unconvincing.