In a European Super Cup without extension, the Manchester City raised the title to penalty shootout. The change set by the UEFA for this tournament he saved minutes in the legs of the players and accelerated the happiness of the English. An impeccable shootout from the maximum penalty was decided by an error of Gudelj on the fifth pitch. It is the first Super Cup in history for City.
The triumphant trajectory of the team Pep Guardiola in Europe continued in Greece before a Sevilla that victory was within his grasp. He was not an overwhelming City, he did not have the exuberance that he is known for, he was weighed down by a good number of notable casualties, but he managed to secure the title without losing his identity.
Sevilla’s first blow
Sevilla took the lead with a goal from En-Nesyriwho made the first suit for Guardiol with a mighty jump. Neither the Croatian nor Again They saved the Moroccan striker, who opened the scoring shortly after the ‘cooling break’, earlier than ever, already in the 22nd minute.
City got on the scene somewhat disoriented, but scored the best chances until the Moroccan’s shot. Nathan Ake, Cole Palmer and Jack Grealish put the goalkeeper to the test Bono, who possibly played his last game with Sevilla. The Andalusian club is about to accept an offer from Saudi football of 20 million.
Guardiola forced the apprenticeship of the most expensive defender in the world by placing him on the left side and Akanji had a hard time managing in that position of John Stones in midfield. Without the injured Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne, the link roads with Haaland seemed clogged like the AP-7 on the weekend.
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Sevilla came out with personality, pressing City’s insecurities behind, and kept the accelerator pressed until En-Nesyri’s goal. From then on he put on his armor and stopped looking ahead, which caused more suffering than peace of mind for the Andalusian parish. The City touched the tie. But that, only touched him.
Sevilla reappeared in the second half with determination. En-Nesyri had two clean chances that he incomprehensibly wasted, especially one that he just had to push with some intention. He threw it, instead, at Ederson’s body. To remember for days.
There was an impression that multiple casualties had vulgarized City. Not only because of the absences of the mentioned De Bruyne, Silva and Stones, but also of the émigrés Gundogan and Mahrez. And then, in those football things, the Manchester team tied with a header from Palmer, fine and lanky 21-year-old Englishman, surprising starter in place of Julián Álvarez. The pass, by Rodri, precision masculinity, was half a goal (m. 63). Palmer has already scored in the Community Shield.
36 titles
There was no news from Haaland. Sunk between the centrals, he barely touched the ball, despite the fact that City turned furiously on the Sevilla goal. The bullets did not stop whistling over the heads of the Spaniards. He needed some arreón in the Mendilibar painting, to let go of his hands and feet. He had it in the final stretch of the pulse, but without significance.
Álvarez’s late entry did not alter City’s acumen, although Ake almost beat Bono on the clearest occasion already in discount. His shot, too choppy, gave way to the penalty shootout and the joy of City. There are already 36 titles for Guardiola. He adds and continues.
Datasheet
Manchester City: Ederson (8); Walker (6), Akanji (5), Gvardiol (5), Ake (5); Rodri (6), Kovacic (6), Foden (5), Palmer (7), Haaland (4), Grealish (6).
Technician: Pep Guardiola (7)
Sevilla: Bono (8); Navas (6), Bade (7), Gudelj (5), Coin (6); Jordan (6), Rakitic (6), Lamela (5), Ocampo (7), Oliver Torres (6), En-Nesyri (6).
Technician: Jose Luis Mendilibar (6)
goals: 0-1, En-Nesyri (m. 24); 1-1, Palmer (m. 64)
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