⚽️ 2023 UEFA Super Cup Final: Preview, Stats, Results, Live Updates and More

[Goodness]

Champions League winners Manchester City take on Europa League winners Sevilla in this years edition of the UEFA Super Cup in Greece.

The sides have met four times in UEFA club competition, with City winning all four games (including two in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage). However, Sevilla have been much improved since the arrival of José Luis Mendilibar as coach in March 2023, notably eliminating City’s neighbours Man United en route to winning the Europa League for the seventh time.

This is first-time European Cup-winners City’s maiden Super Cup, while Sevilla have already been here six times before (all as UEFA Cup or Europa League winners).

This is a thread for the 2023 UEFA Super cup, join the discussion and share your views on the match.

[Lokesh]

Five men have won this competition as a coach and player.

Carlo Ancelotti (1990; 2003, 2007, 2014, 2022)
Josep Guardiola (1992; 2009, 2011, 2013)
Diego Simeone (1999; 2012; 2018)
Luis Enrique (1997; 2015)
Zinédine Zidane (1996, 2002; 2016, 2017)

[Samuel]

Athens, Greece

UEFA Super Cup views ahead of Man City vs. Sevilla

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Has the winner of the last 10 Super Cup’s been the UCL or UEL winner?

◉ 2013 – UCL
◉ 2014 – UCL
◉ 2015 – UCL
◉ 2016 – UCL
◉ 2017 – UCL
◎ 2018 – UEL
◉ 2019 – UCL
◉ 2020 – UCL
◉ 2021 – UCL
◉ 2022 – UCL

No pressure on Man City…

[Goodness]

Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol, Ake; Rodri, Kovacic, Foden; Palmer, Grealish, Haaland

Sevilla XI: Bono; J. Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuña; Jordán, Rakitic, Óliver; Ocampos, Lamela, En-Nesyri.

[Goodness]

18 - Youssef En-Nesyri has scored 18 goals with @SevillaFC_ENG in 2023, the highest record among current @LaLigaEN players in all competitions in calendar year (Robert Lewandoswki - 15). Momentum.

[Goodness]

En-Nesyri dunked on Gvardiol and Aké

[Samuel]

Community Shield:
UEFA Super Cup:

Cole Palmer starting off the season with a bang

[Goodness]

MANCHESTER CITY ARE SUPER CUP CHAMPIONS

Manchester City 1-1 Sevilla (City win 5-4 on penalties)

[Goodness]

Premier League
FA Cup
Champions League
UEFA Super Cup

Manchester City are inevitable.

[Goodness]

Pep Guardiola is the first manager to win the UEFA Super Cup with three different teams:

Barcelona
Bayern
Man City

Another day, another record.

[Samuel]

Pep Guardiola has now won more trophies with Man City (15) than he did as Barcelona manager (14)

[Samuel]

UEFA Super Cup
Champions League
Premier League
FA Cup
World Cup

Since winning the World Cup, Julían Álvarez has averaged a trophy every 48 days

[Samuel]

Barcelona x2
Bayern
Man City

Pep Guardiola becomes the first manager to win the UEFA Super Cup with three different clubs

[Samuel]

2006
2007
2014
2015
2016
2020
2023

Just one UEFA Super Cup win in seven appearances for Sevilla

[Samuel]

Julián Álvarez has won 13 different titles at 23 years old:

World Cup
Copa America
Finalissima
Argentine Primera
Copa Libertadores
Copa Argentina
Supercopa Argentina
Trofeo de Campeones
Recopa Sudamericana
Champions League
Premier League
FA Cup
UEFA Super Cup

[Samuel]

Pep Guardiola is averaging a trophy every 27 games at Man City

[Samuel]

Pep has now won more trophies at Man City than he did at Barcelona

[Samuel]

Erling Haaland has failed to score in any of the five finals he’s played in for Man City:

Liverpool (Community Shield)
Man United (FA Cup)
Inter Milan (Champions League)
Arsenal (Community Shield)
Sevilla (Super Cup)

Maybe he’s human after all.