Manchester City claimed the UEFA Super Cup trophy for the first time in their history on Wednesday night with victory over Sevilla.
Playing in the Greece capital, Athens, City needed penalties to beat the Europa League champion after a 1-1 draw and added to their last season Treble collection.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s towering header in the 25 minutes.gave the Spaniards the lead.
The European champions however hit back in the 63rd minute through Cole Palmer’s looping header from Rodri’s cross at the far post and forced the game into penalties.
Pep Guardiola’s side lost the Community Shield to Arsenal in a shootout less than 2 weeks ago, but saw their fortunes transformed when Sevilla’s Nemanja Gudelj hit the bar after nine successful penalties.
City badly missed the creative presence of Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva through a combination of injury and illness.
A four-month absence for De Bruyne due to a serious hamstring injury has exacerbated the loss of firepower offered by Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez both of whom have move away from the club.
