Manchester City 1-1 Sevilla: Player ratings for Sky Blues as Nemanja Gudelj's penalty miss hands treble-winners Super Cup | UEFA Super Cup 2023
Manchester City won their first UEFA Super Cup title after beating Sevilla 5-4 on penalties at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece on Wednesday.
Nemanja Gudelj missed the decisive kick for the Sevillistas in the shootouts as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in normal time.
Even though City, winners of the treble last season, were the favorites and had a better side on paper, it was Sevilla that took the lead in the match.
Marcos Acuna lifted a brilliant cross into the box for En-Nesyri to rise the highest and head beyond Ederson.
Having been anaemic for large spells, City found their rhythm towards the end of the opening stanza but Sevilla's defense remained stoic to preserve their lead heading into the break.
Five minutes into the restart, Lucas Ocampos started a brilliant move before sending an inviting cross for En-Nesyri again, but the Moroccan failed to connect with it.
Manchester City slowly clawed their way back into the game, and just past the hour mark, Cole Palmer made it 1-1 after connecting with Rodri's cross to send it beyond Yassine Bounou.
With no further goals in the game, a penalty shootout beckoned, where players from both sides scored until Gudelj, who missed the fifth and final spot-kick for Sevilla.
City, who were leading 5-4 at that point, therefore won the title, and won for the first time in the club's history. It's also their fourth trophy of the year.
As for Sevilla, their Super Cup curse continued, having now lost on their last five appearances in the cup.
Here are the player ratings for Manchester City:
The Brazilian made three saves in the game and kept Youssef En-Nesyri at bay, well, only besides the moment the Moroccan scored for Sevilla.
Lucas Ocampos casued him plenty of troubles, even
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