🎥 Juve hit 5, Conceição MVP, Yildiz stunner, dream debut 🤩 | OneFootball

Juventus opened the Club World Cup with a masterful performance, defeating Al-Ain 5-0. Kolo Muani started the scoring with a header from Alberto Costa's assist at 11', with the Frenchman rising "to CR7's height. But at 21' it was already a double for what would later be the MVP, Francisco Conceição.

Yıldız closed the discussion ten minutes later with the most beautiful goal of the evening, a 20-meter shot that kissed the inside post and ended up in the net. In the first half's injury time, there was room for the poker, again by Kolo Muani, perfectly picked out by Thuram.

Only for the statistics, the fifth bianconero goal arrived at 58' from Conceição's feet. First double with Juventus for the former Porto player.

🥇 This Conceição must be kept

Indeed, Conceição is perhaps the best news of the evening. The Portuguese player's brilliant performance was also highlighted by the numbers: 2 goals, 3 shots (2 on target), 2 great chances created, and an exceptional 93% passing accuracy (40 out of 43 completed).

Moreover, 5 dribblings and 8 won duels and 2 fouls. Little to say, in short. And to think that a few weeks ago, his presence at the World Cup was in strong doubt, as is still his redemption by Juventus.

But beyond Conceição, Tudor's team seems to be able to take a significant booster of self-esteem from the match against Al-Ain. The bianconeri scored 4 goals in the first half for the first time since 2018, showing that offensive mentality that had been missing too many times in the recent past.

🎯 Signal to the big teams

The clear victory against Al Ain not only launches Juventus to the top of Group G but also sends a clear message to all the opponents of the Club World Cup. The tactical organization, the variety of scorers, and the intensity in the duels highlighted a mature team ready to compete at the highest levels.

Of course, the opponent was not top-notch, but we have recently seen with Inter that every match is not a given. At this point, it comes to mind that already in the next round with Manchester City, Tudor will play for the top of the group.

There, yes, there will be a more concrete answer about this Juventus. For now, however, in Turin, they are enjoying a depth of the squad that perhaps was not even considered. Tudor obtained convincing answers from both the starters and the substitutes, and this is probably the most notable point.

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