2023-08-16 23:48:41
Time.news – Manchester City wins the first European Super Cup in its history. The winners of the last Champions League won on penalties against Sevilla: 6-5 the final result after a 1-1 draw in regular time. Sixth defeat in the competition for the Andalusians, first success in the first participation for the English.
Pep Guardiola sent the usual 4-2-3-1 formation onto the field, with Haaland as a lone striker and Grealish decentralized on the left. The role of deputy De Bruyne – the Belgian will be out for several months due to a muscle problem accused against Burnley – has been entrusted to Foden, escorted on the right by Palmer. Mendilibar fielded a mirror form with En-Nesyri as the lone striker supported by the Ocampos-Oliver Torres-Lamela trio.
The English started off on the right foot maintaining control of the game, but the first thrusts didn’t scare Bounou, reactive both on Ake’s header and on Grealish’s right foot. However, it was Sevilla who unlocked the match in the 25th minute of the first half, when En-Nesyri headed the City defenders ahead of Acuna’s cross from the left-handed lane.
A goal that upset Guardiola’s plans: the citizens lacked incisiveness in attack, with Haaland practically isolated among the Andalusian centre-backs. The first quarter of an hour of the second half was characterized by many mistakes by the English, but Sevilla didn’t take advantage of their opponents’ lightness of defense: in the 5th minute En-Nesyri, after a perfectly orchestrated counter-attack by Ocampos, kicked on Ederson thus devouring the double goal.
The winners of the last Champions League, pardoned by Sevilla, leveled the score 18′ after the second half, with Palmer’s header on Rodri’s cross. The final forcing by Foden and his companions was asphyxiating, but the Spanish block held up until the 90th minute: without extra time, the 48th European Super Cup was decided on penalties, Gudelj’s mistake was decisive, hitting the crossbar.
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