Manchester City vs Sevilla LIVE: Result and reaction as City win Super Cup via penalty shootout
Man City 1-1 Sevilla (5-4 pens): The Champions League winners defeated the Europa League champions
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City win another trophy. It should have been inevitable given the superiority Pep Guardiola’s team have over, pretty much, every other team last season. City are treble-winners and won the elusive Champions League for the first time. They came into the Uefa Super Cup as massive favourites but needed a penalty shootout to get the job done.
Sevilla struck first. They were the better team in the opening 45 minutes as City failed to get up to the tempo of the match. Youssef En-Nesyri leapt above Nathan Ake to meet Marcos Acuna’s cross and nod the Spaniards in front. That goal saw them go into half-time with the lead but it woke City up.
Guardiola’s men then pushed on in the second half and equalised through Cole Palmer. Like En-Nesyri he slotted home a fine header and drew City level. The match went to a penalty shootout and the Champions League winners were perfect. They scored all five before Nemanja Gudelj missed his spot kick and gifted them the trophy.
Relive the action as Manchester City defeated Sevilla in the Super Cup:
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
53 mins: Pep Guardiola has sent five players out to warm up as City are tasked with defending another free kick. Joan Jordan fancies a shot over on the inside left.
He does go for goal but it’s a comfortable save for Ederson.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
50 mins: Lucas Ocampos flicks the ball over a lunging Kyle Walker and drives up to the edge of the box. He squares the ball into the path of Youssef En-Nesyri who scuffs an effort at goal and leaves Ederson with a simple save.
Second half! Man City 0-1 Sevilla
Sevilla get the match back underway in Athens and they have 45 minutes to hold out in order to win the Uefa Super Cup.
HT Man City 0-1 Sevilla
According to the stats Manchester City dominated the first half. They had way more possession 76% compared to 24% for Sevilla and created nine attempts at goal with three on target.
In contrast Sevilla mustered four attempts and scored with their only shot on target.
Half-time! Man City 0-1 Sevilla
45+3 mins: Manchester City turn up the heat right at the end of this half.
Jack Grealish curls a pass into the six-yard box where a couple of blue shirts fling themselves towards the ball. Neither gets there and it skips out of play for a goal kick.
The whistle goes to bring the first half to a close. City have work to do in the second half, they trail by one goal to nil.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
45 mins: Jack Grealish is fouled over on the left wing and City are given another chance to work the ball into the penalty area. It comes over to Nathan Ake who nods it down under pressure.
Manuel Akanji is first to the ball and swivels into a shot that gets blocked and booted away.
Three minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
42 mins: Jack Grealish is the man to take the next set piece for City and he whips the ball around the wall but finds Bono who punches it away without too much trouble.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
39 mins: City win a couple of corners back-to-back with Rodri’s header from the first one deflected out of play. Phil Foden takes the next set piece and picks out Rodri again but this time he’s fouled just outside the area.
Free kick Man City.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
36 mins: Cole Palmer brings the ball down the right wing for Man City and lifts a pass into the box. Manuel Akanji makes a run from deep and chests the ball down ahead of Nemanja Gudelj.
He drifts further wide then shoots and sees the effort deflected into the side netting.
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