He Manchester City was proclaimed for the first time in its history champion of the European Super Cup by winning the penalty shootout against Sevillewho missed the last maximum penalty when the Serbian crashed the ball into the crossbar Nemanja Gudelj. The final played this Tuesday at the Georgios Karaiskakis in Athens ended with a draw at one and everything was decided on penalties.

He Seville came to rest with a 0-1 with a great goal from Moroccan Youssef in-Nesyriafter a magnificent cross from the Argentine Marcos Acunaalthough Pep Guardiola’s team neutralized it by equalizing with a header from palmers to center of Rodri.

José Luis Mendilibar’s men left a good first half, with a strong start to prevent or at least delay City’s dominance. He pushed on the pressure and achieved the first approaches, although the great initial opportunity was scored by the English team.

Once the rival’s rise in lines was overcome, the Champions League champion generated his football, and around minute 10, Ake He finished off but Bono repelled as best he could. All in all, Guardiola’s men found very little Haaland and Foden, the youngster being palmers who seemed to try more to overflow or uncheck.

Those of Manchester, without Kevin DeBruyne and Bernardo Silvawere thick before a Seville with clear ideas, as he also demonstrated in the goal. From a punt by Bono, the team mendilibar searched for the band coin and the Argentine’s center did a good job in-Nesyri who flew to finish off even chopped to the post.

Penalties decide the final

After finishing the final 1-1, and without extra time, the players of the City They hit on their five shots, while Sevilla hit on four and missed the last maximum penalty, when the Serbian crashed Nemanja Gudelj the ball on the crossbar of the goal defended by the Brazilian ederson demoraes.

Data sheet

1- Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, Palmer (Julián Álvarez, min.85), Grealish and Haaland.

1- Seville: Bonus; Navas (Montiel, min.84), Badé, Gudelj, Acuña; Jordan, Rakitic, Oliver (Juanlu, min.74); Lamela (Suso, min.93), Ocampos and En-Nesyri (Mir, min.93).

-Result at the end of the match (1-1)

Goals:

0 – 1, min. 25, En-Nesyri.

1 – 1, min. 63, Palmer.

Penalty shootout (5-4)

1 – 0, Haaland; 1-1, Ocampos; 2-1, Julian Alvarez; 2-2, Rafa Mir; 3-2, Kovacic; 3 – 3, Rakitic; 4 – 3, Grealish; 4-4, Montiel; 5-4, Walker; 5 – 4, Gudelj misses.

Referee: François Letexier (France).

Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis.

Source: Eitb

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