Manchester City beat Sevilla in a penalty shootout to claim the 2023 UEFA Super Cup. The match took place on August 16, 2023, at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens, Greece.
Following a thrilling 90-minute match that ended 1-1, Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history. The two defending champions from Europe's biggest club championships, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, squared off in this match.
Manchester City, crowned UEFA Champions League champions in 2022–23, faced Sevilla, crowned UEFA Europa League champions in the same season.
Match Details
The game was a thrilling one. Youssef En-Nesyri's stunning header in the 25th minute gave Sevilla the lead. Cole Palmer, 21 years old, headed in a goal for Manchester City in the 63rd minute to tie the game. In recent games, Cole Palmer has been outstanding.
After 90 minutes of play resulted in a 1-1 tie, the game went to a penalty shootout.
Erling Haaland, Julián lvarez, former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, and Kyle Walker all scored in the shootout, proving the Champions League winners' nerve and quality. Equally, Lucas Ocampos, Rafa Mir, former Barca star Ivan Rakitic, and Gonzalo Montiel all scored for Sevilla from the spot, but Nemanja Gudelj missed Sevilla's game-winning penalty by hitting the crossbar. As a result, Manchester City, the champions of the Champions League, won.
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The Win's Impact on Manchester City
Manchester City has accomplished a major milestone by winning the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in the club's history. Manchester City's first UEFA Super Cup victory adds to the club's list of recent honors, which already includes the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League trophies from the previous season. This trophy is the club's fourth trophy in the same year, 2023.
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The fact that they were able to fight back from being down a goal and ultimately win the game is a credit to the quality and perseverance of the team. The team did marvelously even without their key playmaker, Kevin Bruyne who is currently out for two months due to injury.
Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, was pleased with his team's performance and claimed they were eager to achieve further victory.
“I’m very proud of the team, they showed great character and quality against a very tough opponent. We knew Sevilla would be a big challenge, especially with their home support, but we handled it very well and scored some great goals. We are very happy to win this trophy, but we are not satisfied yet. We want to win more trophies and make history for Manchester City.”
Sevilla's head coach, Tony Gustavsson, sent his congratulations to Manchester City after the match and admitted that his squad had battled well but ultimately lost to a stronger opponent.
“I want to thank my players for their effort and commitment throughout this tournament. They have done themselves and their country proud. They fought hard until the end, but we have to admit that Manchester City were too good for us today. They deserved to win and we wish them all the best for the future.”
Manchester City will now concentrate on their domestic season, in which they hope to win their fourth straight Premier League championship. On Saturday, they will host Newcastle United. Sevilla will also get back to league play, where they will attempt to once again fight for the La Liga championship. On Monday, they will travel to face Deportivo Alaves.
Bono, Sevilla's goalkeeper, on the other hand, will be joining Saudi Arabian club side, Al Hilal soon.
Who has won the UEFA Super Cup most?
Barcelona, AC Milan, and Real Madrid have all won the UEFA Super Cup trophy five times each, and Liverpool has won it four times,
making them the most successful teams in the competition's history.
After Real Madrid's four titles, Atletico Madrid has won the UEFA Super Cup three times, followed by Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Anderlecht, Valencia, and Juventus with two titles each. Several other teams, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Sevilla, Dynamo Kyiv, and Aston Villa, have won the title at least once. However, Barcelona has made the most appearances, with four runner-up finishes out of nine total attempts.
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