Man City 1-1 Sevilla (5-4 on penalties): European champions win first Super Cup after shootout success

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Source: skysports.com\Joe Shread @JoeShreadSky

Match report as Man City win the Super Cup for the first time; Youssef En-Nesyri powered in header to give Sevilla first-half lead; Cole Palmer equalised with looping header in second half; City scored all five penalties before Nemanja Gudelj missed decisive spot-kick for Sevilla

Manchester City came from behind in normal time before beating Sevilla in a penalty shootout to win the Super Cup for the first time in their history.

Presented with the rare opportunity to claim a trophy that did not already have their name on it, City initially struggled to rise to the occasion and found themselves behind thanks to Youssef En-Nesyri’s towering header.

The Sevilla striker went on to be denied by Ederson several times in the second period and was made to pay for his wastefulness when Cole Palmer looped a header over Yassine Bounou to equalise.

City belatedly improved as the game headed towards the final whistle and almost won in stoppage time when Nathan Ake forced a sharp save from Bounou.

But City got the win they craved when Nemanja Gudelj missed the decisive penalty of the shootout, striking the bar and handing Pep Guardiola a record-equalling fourth Super Cup.

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