Manchester City edged a penalty shootout against Sevilla on Wednesday night to secure their first ever UEFA Super Cup, following a 1-1 draw over 90 minutes, Reelradio.com.ng reports.
Youssef En-Nesyri handed Sevilla the lead in the first half, before Cole Palmer equalised for a City side well shy of their best with just over an hour gone. With no extra-time, both sides were flawless over the first nine penalties in the shootout until Nemanja Gudelj struck the bar with the tenth.
Man City player ratings (4-2-3-1)
GK: Ederson – 7/10 – Kept City in the tie at 1-0 in a personal battle with En-Nesyri.
RB: Kyle Walker (c) – 6/10 – Given nightmares by Ocampos. Made some good forays forward.
RB: Manuel Akanji – 6/10 – Almost flawless in possession but a challenging night.
CB: Nathan Ake – 6/10 – Stood no chance jumping with En-Nesyri for the opening goal. Went close to scoring right at the end.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 5/10 – Could he have done more to limit En-Nesyri’s movement to help his centre-back, having had a clearer view of the unfolding situation?
CM: Rodri – 7/10 – Passed and passed and passed. His cross for the equaliser was delightful.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6/10 – Did the basics but not much more.
RM: Cole Palmer – 7/10 – A couple of early strikes at goal but got little change out of Acuna for a solid hour. Took the equaliser well and grew with confidence after that.
AM: Phil Foden – 5/10 – Disappointingly ineffective.
LM: Jack Grealish – 7/10 – Probably City’s best source of creativity in an otherwise stale first half.
ST: Erling Haaland – 5/10 – Saw so little of the ball, just 15 touches.
Substitutes
SUB: Julian Alvarez (85′ for Palmer) – 6/10
Subs not used: Ortega (GK), Carson (GK), Gomez, Diaz, Lewis, Stones, Laporte, Perrone, Phillips, McAtee, Bobb
Manager
Pep Guardiola – 6/10 – Will expect more from his side moving forward, although he didn’t do a lot to try and change the game in this one either.
Sevilla player ratings (4-2-3-1)
GK: Bounou (7); RB: Navas (7), CB: Bade (7), CB: Gudelj (6), LB: Acuna (7); CM: Jordan (6), CM: Rakitic (6); RM: Ocampos (7), AM: Torres (6), LM: Lamela (7); ST: En-Nesyri (7)
Subs: Juanlu (6), Montiel (6), Suso (n/a), Mir (n/a)
Subs not used: Dmitrovic (GK), Salas, Gattoni, Pedrosa, Bueno, Sow, Corona, Gomez
KEY STATS
Pep Guardiola breaks new record
Pep Guardiola becomes the first manager to win the Super Cup with THREE different teams. Now up to four in total, equalling Carlo Ancelotti’s record.
