The Spaniards and English meet in Greece and the first title of next season is at stake
Sevilla learned at the end of last season who their rival would be in the next edition of the European Super Cup. And in the end it became Manchester City, champions of the Champions League after beating Inter Milan thanks to a goal from Spain’s Rodri.
The game will be played next Wednesday, August 16 at nine o’clock in the evening at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, located in the Greek city of Piraeus.
Sevilla FC, winners of the Europa League, will take on the English team, champions for the first time in the Champions League, to determine who will win the first title of the season in Europe.
The sevillistas know their rival well, as they shared the group stage with Manchester City last season. The red and white team did not fare well in either of the two games they met, as they fell 3-1 in Manchester and 0-4 in the Sánchez-Pizjuán.
The call for the European Super Cup
Sevilla and City made their official call on Tuesday to play the European Super Cup in Athens next Wednesday. Mendilibar names 25 footballers, practically the same ones who entered the list against Valencia with the novelty of Alberto Flores as the third goalkeeper instead of another youth team, Matías Árbol. Marcao and Nianzou are still out due to an injury and the discarded do not enter nor are they registered in Europe: Oscar Rodríguez, Augustinsson, Delaney, Idrissi and Januzaj.
The full list includes: Bono, Dmitrovic, Alberto Flores, Jesús Navas, Juanlu, Montiel, Badé, Kike Salas, Gudelj, Gattoni, Acuña, Pedrosa, Fernando, Sow, Joan Jordán, Manu Bueno, Rakitic, Óliver Torres, Suso, Papu Gomez, Ocampos, Tecatito, Lamela, Rafa Mir and En-Nesyri.
Fernando, almost ruled out by a viral photo
Fernando Regesmidfielder of Sevilla FC, has caused a withdrawal at the last hourpray in the expedition leaving for Athens on the morning of this Tuesday against Manchester City in the European Super Cup. The Brazilian player presents with a viral image and gastroenteritis and while he could still travel to play the match tomorrow, his presence at the crash is practically ruled out.
City list, with several casualties
Manchester City announced significant losses. Due to the known absence of Kevin de Bruyne, who will not play for several weeks due to muscle problems, joins the Portuguese Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias, two other pillars of the eleven that Pep Guardiola trains. They have discomfort and the Catalan coach will not risk them.
If City rebuilds another defensive bastion, Englishman John Stones, who had physical problems from which he seems to have recovered. The squad of 22 players traveling to Greece this Tuesday is: Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Aymeric Laporte, Rodrigo, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez, Sergio Gomez, Josko Gvardiol , Manuel Akanji, Ederson, Maximo Perrone, Scott Carson, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis and James McAtee.
Source: Goal