Manchester City plays Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday in Piraeus, their second preseason match of the summer. City will be looking to prevent a repetition of their Community Shield loss.

After finally breaking through in the Champions League last year, Pep Guardiola's team will compete for a second continental title in 2022–23. Meanwhile, Los Palanganas will continue their recurring dominance in the Europa League, as not even Jose Mourinho could stop them in 2021–22.
Man City has been a dominant force in the domestic league ever since seasoned Champions League winner Pep Guardiola arrived in the North West, but the club had never been particularly successful on the European stage until the addition of a Scandinavian sensation in the 2022–23 season.

Twelve-goal A more unlikely source came up with the decisive contribution in Istanbul, as Rodri found a way to penetrate the previously watertight Inter Milan backline to spark pandemonium in the blue half of Manchester. This was despite the fact that Erling Haaland continued to smash Champions League records for fun under Guardiola.

The current holders of the Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup have started the season well in the Premier League, but they were eliminated from title contention in the Community Shield after losing on penalties to Arsenal, who had a 12-yard advantage.

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Haaland greeted Burnley's return to the Premier League with a vengeance on Friday, scoring twice in the first half before another powerful Rodri drive rounded up a 3-0 victory against Vincent Kompany's Clarets, much to the pleasure of fantasy managers worldwide.

Although Sevilla overpromised and underdelivered at home last season, they are unquestionably competent on the European stage, and their debut in the UEFA Super Cup comes only three days before Man City faces fellow Champions League hopefuls Newcastle United in gameweek two of the Premier League season.

Sevilla's penalty-kick prowess prevailed before the disgraceful post-game treatment of referee Anthony Taylor stole all the headlines, but the serial Europa League winners taking on a Roma team led by renowned cup final specialist Mourinho was the definition of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

Sevilla have participated in six UEFA Super Cup matches, winning their first one against Barcelona in 2006. However, they had lost their last five European openers in a row after winning the Europa League a record six times until their Hungarian triumph.

Their record against Man City is a dismal four losses from four matches, but their two losses to the Citizens in the group stage of the Champions League last year, in which they finished third, ironically helped them on their way to second-tier glory. This season, Mendilibar's squad lost 2-1 to an ailing Valencia side in their La Liga opener on Friday evening.