Gudelj is the only one who forgives
Pep Guardiola has won the next trophy with Manchester City. The treble winner won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time on Wednesday by beating Sevilla FC 5-4 (1-1, 0-1) on penalties in Piraeus. Youssef En-Nesyri (25′) scored in regular time for Spain’s record winner of the small European football cup, Cole Palmer (63′) equalized for Manchester. There was no extension. Sevilla’s Nemanja Gudelj missed the decisive penalty after Kyle Walker converted.
Guardiola had won the treble of championship, national cup and “premier class” with the “Citizens” last season. In the Karaiskakis Stadium, however, the favorites struggled for a long time and only improved in the second half. While Sevilla was playing for the silver Supercup of the European Football Union for the seventh time, City celebrated a premiere – the Cityzens had won the Champions League for the first time in June.
It took Man City a few minutes to get into the game. Dutch international Nathan Aké had the first good chance for the “Citizens”, but Sevilla goalkeeper Bono, who is about to move to Al-Ahli, defused the header (8′). Jack Grealish was also denied by the keeper, who is said to have been interested in FC Bayern (17′).
En-Nesyri’s header from a good Marcos Acuña cross came as a bit of a surprise. The 26-year-old prevailed against Aké and former Leipzig player Josko Gvardiol, who came from RB in the summer for over 90 million euros. Guardiola scratched his graying beard during the Seville celebration.
En-Nesyri had a great chance to score the second goal shortly after the restart, but City goalkeeper Ederson made a strong save (50′). Palmer’s header from Rodri brought the Guardiola team back into play. The English champions dominated the closing stages but only created a few compelling chances. Aké failed with a header at Bono (90th).
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