2023-08-17 00:04:55
Last taker of the penalty shootout, Serbian midfielder from Sevilla FC Nemanja Gudelj, sends his shot on the crossbar of Ederson. Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City players can explode. The English club wins a new trophy, but it is the first European Supercup in its history. Pep Guardiola also goes down in history. He is the first manager to win this trophy with three different clubs (two with Barça, one with Bayern). This is the 36th trophy of his career on a bench, the 15th with Manchester City.
In this honorary match which opposes in August, the last winners of the Champions League and the Europa League, the tradition was also respected. Nine of the last ten editions of the European Supercup have indeed been won by the defending champions in the Champions League. For its part, Seville remains cursed in this event. Seven times winner of the Europa League, the Andalusian team lost for the 6th time in the European Supercup. Hero of Sevilla FC’s victory in the Europa League final where he stopped two shots on goal against AS Roma, Yassine Bounou, the Moroccan international goalkeeper, failed to repeat this fabulous performance in a match that will certainly be one of his last with the Spanish club. He is indeed very close to a transfer to Al Hilal where he will therefore find Neymar.
Bouno has long postponed the deadline
But on the whole match, the victory of Manchester City seems more than deserved. In the first period, Sevilla had been able to count on an excellent Bouno in goal who repelled several attempts such as those of Ake (8th), Grealish, (15th) or Palmer (41st) players from the Citizens who posted a rate of 74% of ownership. On a quick counter, Sevilla had scored on its only attempt, a header from Youssef En-Nesyri on a cross from Acuna (0-1, 25th).
But the Moroccan then missed two duels against Ederson (50th, 64th). Meanwhile, Manchester City, which will be without Kevin De Bruyne for several months, equalized on a header from Cole Palmer after a perfect cross from Rodri (1-1, 63rd). The Manchester native (21) had already scored against Arsenal in the Community Shield (1-1, 1-4 on tab).
If Manchester City insisted, multiplying the centers, the Andalusians then defended well to arrive on penalties, with always an excellent Bouno in the goals, against Grealish (82nd) or Ake (90th).
Author of a double at the opening of the Premier League at the promoted Burnley (3-0) last Sunday, Erling Haaland was very discreet during the match. But he launched his team perfectly during the penalty shootout by succeeding in the first attempt of the session.
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