Man City will contest the UEFA Super Cup for the first time tonight when they meet Sevilla in Athens. After winning the treble, the possible way Pep Guardiola’s side can improve on that is by doing it again, as well as winning the supplementary cup competitions along the way.
They missed out on the Community Shield last weekend, so will be keen to get up and running on the silverware front here tonight. Still, Sevilla provide stern competition and are experts at this level, having lifted the Super Cup once, albeit way back in 2006. Steeped in European history, they cannot be written off.
City will be without Kevin De Bruyne after a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury in a major blow. If anyone squad, however, can get over that, it is surely Guardiola’s. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Live updates
Confirmed Sevilla lineup
Bono, Navas, Bade, Gudelj, Acuna, Jordan, Rakitic, Torres, Ocampos, Lamela, En-Nesyri
Subs: Dmitrovic, Gattoni, Pedrosa, Montiel, Suso, Mir, Corona, Sow, Gomez, Juanlu, Salas, Bueno
Confirmed Man City lineup
Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol, Ake, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, Palmer, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Dias, Phillips, Stones, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Perrone, Bobb, Lewis, McAtee
Latest odds
Man City to lift trophy: 1/6
Sevilla to lift trophy: 21/5
Draw (in 90 mins): 18/5
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Man City wins: 4
Sevilla wins: 0
Draws: 0
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Prediction: Man City to lift the cup
City were dominant against Burnley to kick their Premier League season off despite not being at their best, and were the better team against Arsenal in the Community Shield before losing on penalties.
Only once in the past decade has the previous season’s Europa League winner won the Uefa Super Cup, with Sevilla themselves regularly tasting defeat. That pattern looks set to continue here.
Man City to win, 2-0.
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Tanguy Nianzou and Marcao are set to miss out with injury, but Jesus Navas is expected to feature against his former club.
