Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola said after winning the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, he had a motivational problem due to the team’s frequent trophy wins. Transmits words press office UEFA.
“Previously, when the team often won trophies, I sometimes felt a lack of motivation. But today I did not have that feeling. We are very happy that we have already won the trophy and are close to winning everything. We are now waiting for the time to go to the Club World Cup,” said Guardiola.
The match, which was held at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus, ended with Manchester City’s 11-metre series win.
Spanish team’s striker Youssef En-Nesiri opened the score in the 25th minute. Manchester City midfielder Cole Palmer equalized in the 63rd minute. The match turned into a penalty shootout where the Manchester players were stronger.
Thus, Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in its history.
While Manchester City became the defending champion of the Champions League, Sevilla qualified for the European Super Cup as the champion of Europe’s second most important competition, the Europa League.
Previously reportedManchester City had 100% possession of the ball in 10 minutes of the game against Sevilla.