The true king of Europe

As champions of the 2023/2024 Champions League, Man City will be competing in the European Super Cup for the first time. Meanwhile, their opponents - Sevilla - are "regulars" in this match, having participated 5 times. Only 4 teams have played in the European Super Cup more than the Spanish representative (Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool).

Man City started the season well domestically. They lost the Community Shield to Arsenal, but that was an unfortunate defeat on penalties after conceding a goal in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time. On the opening day of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola's team easily defeated Burnley 3-0.

Man City participate in the European Super Cup for the first time.

The biggest concern for the reigning Champions League champions at the moment is the injuries to some of their key players. John Stones and Ruben Dias were not registered to play in the first round of the Premier League. Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva are still not in good shape to play.

On the other side of the front line, Sevilla entered the new season with significant additions to their squad. The Europa League champions did not lose any key players in the transfer window - except for Bryen Gil and Alex Telles who returned to their parent clubs after loan spells. Loic Balde and Djibril Sow were recruited early to fill the void.

Sevilla are not just familiar faces in the European Super Cup in terms of team name. Many members of the club also have a lot of experience playing in the match between the two European champions. They played Bayern Munich in 2020 and still have 11 players from that squad.

Sevilla's recent performance has fans worried. They lost 1-2 at home to Valencia in the first match of the season. Before that, in the pre-season friendly period, coach Luis Mendilibar's team only won 2 matches (excluding penalties). Notably, in the last 7 matches, Sevilla have not scored more than 1 goal against their opponents.

The head-to-head record favors Man City. The English team has beaten Sevilla in all four previous encounters, scoring a total of 12 goals. In terms of both strength and form, Man City are superior to Sevilla.