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 1-1 Sevilla
84 mins: Jesus Navas’ night is over and he gets replaced with Gonzalo Montiel for the final few minutes. Julian Alvarez is ready on the sidelines but needs a break in play before he can come on.
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
81 mins: Into the last 10 minutes now and Sevilla are holding on. City have been slowly increasing the pressure and will want to get this victory without the need for a penalty shootout.
Julian Alvarez has been called back to the bench and may be about to come on.
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
78 mins: Cole Palmer asks for the ball on the right wing and receives it. He looks for Jack Grealish on the back post but the ball gets knocked away from him.
Save! Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic combine inside the box and see Haaland’s shot blocked. City recycle it through Kyle Walker who drills a pass across the six-yard area.
Phil Foden is waiting for a tap in but Bono sticks out a hand and flicks it past the midfilder to deny City.
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
75 mins: A reminder for those not in the know. If the match is level at 90 minutes (after stoppage time) then it will be decided by penalties with no extra-time.
That adds a bit of extra jeopardy to proceedings as City strive to score a winner. 15 minutes to play.
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
72 mins: The second drinks break is taken as Sevilla make their first subtitution. Oliver Torres is taken off and gets replaced with Juanlu Sanchez.
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
69 mins: Chance! Lucas Ocampos loses possession deep in his own half and leaves Cole Palmer with the ball. The City goalscorer takes it into the box, sits down a defender and curls a shot at goal only for Bono to palm it wide of the far post!
Man City 1-1 Sevilla
66 mins: The Manchester City fans have started to increase the volume as they chant and sing to drive their team forward. City look re-energised since that equaliser and will want to get another one.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Sevilla (Palmer, 63’)⚽️
63 mins: Manchester City are level!
Rodri collects the ball on the front edge of the box and floats a high ball over to the back post. Cole Palmer gives Erling Haaland a shout and comes bursting through the lines to leap at the ball.
He wins the header unopposed and nods it over Bono to far the far bottom corner!
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
60 mins: The Spaniards are the ones pressing on. This time Jesus Navas comes flying down the right side of the pitch and slips a dainty pass into the middle.
Youssef En-Nesyri is hovering around but a deflection off Kyle Walker takes the ball into the path of Ederson and the goalkeeper smothers it.
Man City 0-1 Sevilla
56 mins: Lucas Ocampos has been electric for Sevilla so far. He finds himself in bags of space over on the left side of the pitch and receives the ball.
He drives forward before whipping a cross into the middle and firing the pass wide of the back post.
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