En-Nesyri surprises City!
En-Nesyri surprises City! On the left, Acuna addresses a cross to find En-Nesyri. In the air, the scorer takes over Gvardiol and Aké to place a header that ends up in the side netting.
Kovacic a little stunned
The game is stopped for a few seconds. For good reason, a clearance from Navas that Kovacic took in full head. Nothing serious for the new recruit who can resume his place. The opportunity to take a cool break.
Duel between Rakitic and Akanji
Rakitic goes to the duel to hinder Akanji’s recovery. The Croatian ends up committing the fault on the Swiss. Seville is well in place, but no longer really projects itself.
Bounou intervenes in front of Grealish
On the left, Grealish manages to dribble Ocampos before entering the box. The winger places a rolled right once again pushed back by Bounou. The latter seems unhappy with the marking of his defense.
Sevilla play long to find En-Nesyri
Long traverse of Badé to find En-Nesyri. It is imprecise and it is ultimately a defender who intervenes in front of the Moroccan.
City have possession
Sevilla have existed less for a few minutes and leave the ball to City. Offensive Grealish, Haaland and Foden make little difference up front.
Gvardiol attempts recovery
Long cross to the right of Walker boxed by Bounou. Far from the surface, Gvardiol arms a recovery that flies well above the frame.
Sevilla is off to a good start but…
Sevilla’s intentions are good, but City are a little more dangerous in the box via a good Palmer. Haaland is little in sight in these first 10 minutes.
Nice stop from Bounou
Following a corner played short, Palmer sends a beautiful center deposited on the head of Aké who manages to frame his recovery. On his line, Bounou manages to push the ball away and save his team.
Palmer’s first strike
At 25 yards, Palmer cocks his left foot and lands a smashing shot. Bounou goes to bed quickly and catches the ball.
Torres leads the game
City are finally in the Sevilla camp, but Haaland and Foden can’t combine. Sevilla recover and Torres projects forward. Seville resumes its construction phase.
Seville annoys city
In these first minutes, it was Sevilla who held the ball and put pressure on the English. They are struggling to set up their game.
Complicated beginnings for Akanji
Watch out again for Akanji who loses the ball very close to his surface. Fortunately for City, Ederson has time to intervene.
Akanji’s defensive error
Akanji loses the ball near his side. It allows Lamela to gain a few meters. The Argentinian places a cross shot from the right which flies next to the frame. It wasn’t very well shot.
Already a special position for Gvardiol
Note that in these first seconds, Aké used to moving in the corridor is positioned in the axis of the defense. Gvardiol is on the side.
The game begins!
The French referee François Letexier has just kicked off. It is the Citizens who engage first.
Kick-off imminent
The game will start soon. The 22 actors make their entrance on the lawn of the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Athens.
Sevilla unlucky in the European Super Cup
The European Supercup rarely succeeds in Sevilla. In 6 matches played in this competition, the Spaniards left only once with the trophy. It was in 2006. The defeats date back to 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020
History of the last confrontation
In November 2022, the two teams met in the group stages of the Champions League. At the Etihad Stadium, the Citizens won 3-1.
Mir had however opened the scoring for the visitors in the first period. Upon returning from the locker room, Lewis, Alvarez and Mahrez had ensured victory for the English.
Two weight packages for City
Favorites on paper, the Citizens must compose in two frames of their workforce. Injured, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne are unavailable for this European meeting. The Belgian will also be absent for a few months.
A complicated first for Sevilla in La Liga
Sevilla FC love the Europa League, proof with a 7th trophy snatched in this competition last season, allowing them to face the Citizens.
For their first game in La Liga, the Spaniards got off to a bad start with a 1-2 defeat at home against Valencia. The French Loic Badé, today holder even took a red.
A trophy to be won after the failure in the Community Shield for City
Winner of the Champions League for the first time in its history last season, Manchester City certainly missed out on the Community Shield a few days ago, but the recovery in the Premier League went very well.
Thanks to a double from Haaland and a goal from Rodri, Guardiola’s men won 0-3 against Burnley.
The official compositions, first tenure for Gvardiol
►Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol, Aké – Rodri, Kovacic – Palmer, Foden, Grealish – Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Dias, Phillips, Stones, Laporte, Alvarez, S. Gomez, Perrone, Bobb, Lewis, McAtee.
► Sevilla FC: Bounou – Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuña – Jordan, Rakitic – Ocampos, O. Torres, Lamela – En-Nesyri.
Subs: Dmitrovic, Gattoni, Pedrosa, Montiel, Suso, Mir, Corona, Sow, P. Gomez, Juanlu, Salas, Bueno.
Hello everyone and welcome to the live Manchester City-Sevilla FC European Super Cup
After the matches of the third preliminary round of the Champions League, another UEFA meeting this Wednesday: the European Super Cup. The poster opposes Manchester City, winner of the Champions League last June, to Sevilla FC, victorious in the Europa League. Kick off at 9 p.m. The match will take place in Athens, at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium.
Already a second trophy chance for the players of Pep Guardiola, beaten on penalties by Arsenal in the Community Shield. Since then, the Cityzens have had very bad news: the injury of Kevin de Bruyne, who should be out for several months. By then, the club should recruit. For Seville, which is coming out of several delicate months from an economic point of view, the idea is to smile again.
Manchester City-Sevilla, European Super Cup, match broadcast on TV on RMC Sport from 9 p.m. Also to follow on the radio on RMC and in our live-text on RMC Sport.