Man City vs Girona

Erling Braut Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are both on target as Manchester City secure a 2-0 friendly victory over Girona at the Academy Stadium on.

[Pep Guardiola](/people/pep-guardiola/)'s side took to the pitch for the first time since suffering a surprise 2-1 home defeat against Brentford in the Premier League on November 12, their final game before the World Cup break. [Jadel Katongo](/people/jadel-katongo/) and [Shea Charles](/people/shea-charles/) forming a solid partnership at centre-back, while [Rico Lewis](/people/rico-lewis/), [Alex Robertson](/people/alex-robertson/), [Rowan McDonald](/people/rowan-mcdonald/) and [Oscar Bobb](/people/oscar-bobb/) were also given run-outs in the senior team. [Erling Braut Haaland](/people/erling-braut-haaland/) and [Kevin De Bruyne](/people/kevin-de-bruyne/) were both on target as [Manchester City](/football/man-city/) secured a 2-0 friendly victory over sister club [Girona](/football/girona/) at the Academy Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester City will Girona in a club friendly match. Read more to know about the live streaming details of this game. ⚽ Manchester City vs Girona, ...

The match between Manchester City vs Girona will take place at the Academy Stadium on December 17th. Opponents Girona take on Manchester City on the back of a 1-1 draw with Osasuna. Manchester City could make light work of Girona and end up winning with a convincing 3-0 scoreline. Manchester City begin their preparations for a return to the post World Cup campaign with a club friendly against Spanish side Girona at the Academy Ground. a decade, the Manchester based club has a lot of catching up to do. Manchester City versus Girona starts at 6:30 PM IST.

City continued our preparation for the return of domestic football with a fine 2-0 friendly win over Girona at the Academy Stadium.

[Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (c) (Robertson 78'), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) (McDonald 80'), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Rogers (Borges 51'), Haaland (Bobb 59') [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) said. [CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL GUARDIOLA INTERVIEW](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/pep-guardiola-girona-reaction-63806875) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) an ideal return from the World Cup. [Shea Charles](https://www.mancity.com/players/shea-charles)’ pass to [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne). [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) weaved into the box, slid the ball back to Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) whose miscued effort fell to [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), whose powerful shot flew just wide of the near post. [Garcia](https://www.mancity.com/players/eric-garcia) (Vallejo 73'), Romeu, Couto (Roca 73'), Bueno, Nunez [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) and De Buryne, the friendly re-acclimatised them to the cold British weather, after competing at the World Cup in Qatar. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s side remained unchanged after the interval but it was the visitors who continued to press. [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), before the winger then returned the favour by sliding the midfielder into the box who teed up Haaland to tap home. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) gave supporters a great homecoming gift by netting five minutes into his return from the World Cup, before the classy midfielder set-up [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland)’s strike. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) gave City the perfect start in the fifth minute when he intercepted a sloppy pass out of defence from Paulo Gazzaniga to coolly slot past the Fulham loanee from 12-yards.

Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland scored in another Manchester City game, which happened to be a friendly game against Girona.

Haaland got his scoring record back on track for the second after a perfect move between Mahrez and De Bruyne ended in the Norwegian having a shot. This was City's first game after the World Cup break. They are two clubs who have the same owner who went head to head this Saturday.

Manchester City are back in match action for the first time in more than a month as they take on Spanish side Girona in a friendly at the Academy Stadium.

every time a City player takes a touch inside the Girona half. A nervy moment for the goalkeeper. Both centre-backs, Shea Charles and Jadel Katongo, have also looked assured on the ball. You can see the City DNA already ingrained on some of these youngsters. The Blues are back. He plays Haaland through on goal but the striker is flagged offside. City get away with one as they're caught on the break. Both sides are still having a go but the match is definitely winding down now. Oh to be young and full of optimism. The winger's effort is blocked, but that move was all about Kev. It's all over and City have won 2-0. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) 's World Cup contingent, only Julian Alvarez remains in Qatar with him expected to start against France in the final on Sunday.

Manchester City eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in their winter friendly on Saturday thanks to goals from two of their biggest stars.

It's a good game to fill in the break. 'It's going to be a really good game against Liverpool. [Manchester City](/sport/teampages/manchester-city.html) eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in their winter friendly on Saturday thanks to goals from two of their biggest stars.

De Bruyne opened the scoring at the Academy Stadium inside five minutes when he intercepted a disastrous short pass from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga on ...

[Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) in the Carabao Cup round of 16 in their first game back on Thursday before making their Premier League return in an away trip to [Leeds United](/soccer/team?id=357) on Dec. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/fixtures/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS) [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) scored early goals as [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) eased to a 2-0 victory over [Girona](/soccer/team?id=9812) while they prepare for the return of the English football season following the World Cup break.

De Bruyne opened the scoring at the Academy Stadium inside five minutes when he intercepted a disastrous short pass from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga on ...

[Liverpool](/football/team?id=364) in the Carabao Cup round of 16 in their first game back on Thursday before making their Premier League return in an away trip to [Leeds United](/football/team?id=357) on Dec. [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) scored early goals as [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382) eased to a 2-0 victory over [Girona](/football/team?id=9812) while they prepare for the return of the English football season following the World Cup break. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/fixtures/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS)

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De Bruyne opened the scoring at the Academy Stadium inside five minutes when he intercepted a disastrous short pass from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga on ...

[Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) in the Carabao Cup round of 16 in their first game back on Thursday before making their Premier League return in an away trip to [Leeds United](/soccer/team?id=357) on Dec. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/schedule/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS) [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) scored early goals as [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) eased to a 2-0 victory over [Girona](/soccer/team?id=9812) while they prepare for the return of the English football season following the World Cup break.