Guardiola‘s men dominated the first period at the King Abdullah Sport City stadium in Jeddah.
The Blues got the opener that our performance deserved in first-half stoppage time, with a dangerous Matheus Nunes cross diverted into his own net by Marius Hoibraten.
Seven minutes after the break, Kovacic added a fantastic second, latching onto Kyle Walker‘s pass to burst through on goal and finish high into the net, claiming his first goal for City.
Just before the hour-mark, City scored a third, with Bernardo Silva’s deflected strike finding the bottom corner, beating the sprawling Nishikawa at his near post.
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Substitutes Julian Alvarez and Oscar Bobb came close to adding a fourth, but we remained calm, resolute and professional to secure progression into Friday’s showpiece final.
View the best images from the victory in Jeddah via our gallery below.