Man City vs Sevilla

The Spanish side, by contrast, will finish third behind Borussia Dortmund - meaning it's Europa League action for them in the new year, with FC Copenhagen ...

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Fates are assured for all four teams in UEFA Champions League Group G, but that doesn't mean Sevilla won't be visiting Man City on Wednesday.

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Manchester City host Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday evening and we've simulated the game to predict the final score.

Rodri's powerful clearance was blocked by Kasper Dolberg, with the ball ricocheting off the striker, past Ortega and into the net. Guardiola's side were made to pay for their missed chances in the 93rd minute as the visitors took the lead in bizarre fashion to claim three points. A corner taken short saw Mahrez and Cole Palmer exchange passes, allowing the Algerian to break into the box. The last meeting between City and Sevilla ended 4-0 for Guardiola's side, with goals from Phil Foden, Ruben Dias and an Erling Haaland brace securing the win in game week one. Manchester United loanee Alex Telles was found on the overlap for Sevilla, floating a cross towards the back post. City had been in control throughout, but an error from Stefan Ortega handed the visitors the lead 70 minutes in.

Manchester City will take on Sevilla in their final Champions League group game. If you want to watch the game live, here's everything you'll need to know.

To sign up for a BT Sport subscription or a £25 monthly pass, you can visit the City cemented their position as group winners and in their last Champions League game, as the Blues played out a cagey 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund. Despite the first half being scoreless, the Spanish club opened the floodgates in the second period as they won through goals from Youssef En-Nesyri, Isco and Gonzalo Montiel. Therefore, we’re expecting to see two experimental line-ups. [Manchester City](https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-city) will take on six-time Europa League winners, [Sevilla](https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-city/will-erling-haaland-play-man-city-sevilla-what-pep-guardiola-said-champions-league-clash-3899506), in their last group game of the 2022/23 [Champions League](https://www.manchesterworld.uk/sport/football/manchester-city/erling-haaland-fpl-alternatives-will-haaland-play-5-players-to-replace-man-city-star-amid-injury-update-3897740). Manchester City will take on Sevilla in their final Champions League group game.

City ended our UEFA Youth League group campaign with a 1-0 victory over Sevilla and maintained our unbeaten record in the competition so far.

[Josh Adam](https://www.mancity.com/players/josh-adam) hit a ball that was destined for the top corner from range, but was thwarted by the acrobatic fingertips of the Spaniard. And after finishing as group winners, our attentions in the UEFA Youth League turns to February 13 for the Round of 16 draw. [Will Dickson](https://www.mancity.com/players/will-dickson)'s powerful strike from close range flew into the net via a deflection from Garamendi. [George Murray-Jones](https://www.mancity.com/players/george-murray-jones)’ goal during the first half as we enjoyed possession in front of a stable defence. [Ezra Carrington](https://www.mancity.com/players/ezra-carrington) was unleashed down the right hand side. [Joel Ndala](https://www.mancity.com/players/joel-ndala) directed a powerful headed into the palms of Ivan Morales who held.

MAN CITY face Sevilla this evening at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola's looks to round off his side's Champions League group stage campaign in style.Erlin.

Is that a fish scale pattern? It is, however, unlikely that Haaland would have been involved in any case as Guardiola would surely have taken the opportunity to rotate his squad with his team in the middle of a busy run of fixtures. It’s been a season to forget for the Spanish side as a poor start to the campaign has caused them to slip into the relegation zone in La Liga, having earned just 10 points from their opening 12 games. City are unbeaten in their last 22 European home games and have won all of their Champions League games at the Etihad so far during this campaign. Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League fixture between Manchester City and Sevilla. As expected, Pep Guardiola is giving an opportunity to those who don't normally start for City in the big matches. De Bruyne - Oh no Kevin. A mixture of youth and experience on the bench for the home team tonight. The Etihad has been a fortress for Guardiola's side in Europe. Here are some of the City players heading to the changing room earlier this evening. Erling Haaland scored twice in a 4-0 win in the first match but the Norwegian striker is out of tonight's game with a foot injury. MAN CITY face Sevilla this evening at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola's looks to round off his side's Champions League group stage campaign in style.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side conclude their Champions League group stage tonight with a visit from Sevilla.

With Sevilla already guaranteed to finish third in the group and drop down into the Europa League, there is nothing riding on Wednesday's meeting. There's a nice flavour of youth in the City team tonight with Rico Lewis and Cole Palmer joining Phil Foden as academy graduates in the XI. Sergio Gomez is a logical starter here, and he did alright in the reverse fixture. Curiously, though, Borges played in the U19’s Youth League win over Sevilla this afternoon, coming off the bench for 35 minutes. Even with so many changes, City will be confident of beating a Sevilla side who have only won three in 17 games this season. He’s back today so will be looking to have more of a positive impact on proceedings in this final game The players are out to warm-up and have been for 5-10 minutes but there was no sign of Kevin De Bruyne until just now, who must have been late out of the dressing room. [BETFRED ](https://bfpartners.click/o/1uTLBh?site_id=105470)is offering new customers £60 worth of bonuseswhen you sign up and bet £10 on any event! The Belgian arrived at the Etihad, and he’s on the bench, but there’s absolutely no reason to bring him on tonight. Riyad Mahrez hasn’t had a particularly enjoyable Champions League so far this season after playing a starring role in the last two European campaigns. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) have won three and drawn two of their matches so far, conceding just one goal. A crash has suspended all tram services between Clayton Vale and Velo Park.

Manchester City have dominated Group G and have qualified as group winners as they prepare to welcome Sevilla to Etihad for the final game.However, Pe.

- Manchester City have won 81% of their home games in the UEFA Champions League since Pep Guardiola took charge of the club (26/32). - Sevilla are winless in their last six away games in the UEFA Champions League, with five of those ending in draws (L1). - Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has scored 28 goals in 23 appearances in the UEFA Champions League. - Isco netted for Sevilla last time out, in what was his first UEFA Champions League goal since scoring against Manchester City for Real Madrid in February 2020. - Manchester City’s last two games in the UEFA Champions League have both finished 0-0 – versus FC København on MD4 and Borussia Dortmund on MD5. Indeed, Grealish has also created more chances from open play (10) than any of his Man City teammates. - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has only lost two of his 13 games against Sevilla as a manager (W9 D2), with his teams averaging 2.5 goals per game against them (33 in total). Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Since then, Sevilla are winless in the last seven such games (D3 L4), with the last two both being 0-4 defeats – v Chelsea and Man City. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. You can also listen via the [talkSPORT app,](https://talksport.com/listen/) on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. - Sevilla are winless in all three UEFA Champions League meetings with Man City (L3), only facing Borussia Dortmund more often without winning in the competition (four games).

Sevilla get us under way at the Etihad. A reminder that there's nothing riding on this tonight in terms of final standings in the Champions League group.

I think they are better than any team in England and some teams in the Champions League, but football is a funny game. The draw takes place on 7 November, and the matches will take place in February and March. - Sevilla are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League, with five of those ending in draws (L1). - Manchester City have won 81% of their home games in the Champions League since Pep Guardiola took charge of the club (26/32). Since then, Sevilla are winless in the last seven such games (D3 L4), with the last two both being 0-4 defeats – vs Chelsea and Man City. - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has only lost two of his 13 games against Sevilla as a manager (W9 D2), with his teams averaging 2.5 goals per game against them (33 in total).

Stefan Ortega Moreno, Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Sergio Gomez, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez all come in with Lewis making his full senior debut.

[Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)took charge of the club (26/32). Since then, Sevilla are winless in the last seven such games (D3 L4), with the last two both being 0-4 defeats – v Chelsea and His only home defeat against them came in January 2010, with his Barcelona side losing in the Copa del Rey against Manolo Jiménez’s Sevilla (1-2). [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), who makes his first start in the Champions League. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s side are already assured of top spot in Group G with 11 points from our first five matches. He is on the bench for Sevilla tonight. [Laporte](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte), Gomez, [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (c), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Grealish, Alvarez [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) will be the deepest midfielder with four attacking players in the shape of [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) and Grealish ahead of him. [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis) is clearly admired by [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola). [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), Carson, [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), Cancelo, [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), Silva, Wilson-Esbrand [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) and a strike each from Phil [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) and [Ruben Dias](https://www.mancity.com/players/ruben-dias). [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno), [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis), [Ruben Dias](https://www.mancity.com/players/ruben-dias), [Sergio Gomez](https://www.mancity.com/players/sergio-gomez), Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), Phil [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) and Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) all come in with Lewis making his full senior debut.

Match report as academy graduate Rico Lewis lights up the Etihad Stadium with equalising goal; Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez make the game safe after Rafa ...

In the second half with Sergio Gomez on the left and Rico Lewis on the right we felt we had more presence in the final third. The guys that want to stay here and fight for their position, they have a chance. Alvarez had been making some fine runs in behind the Sevilla centre-backs all evening but no one possessed the vision to find him until De Bruyne picked up the ball on the halfway line and spun a sensational ball in behind that he latched onto. That allowed the two City full-backs to play more as wingers rather than inverted midfielders and it was Lewis - born in 2004 - that grabbed the equaliser. It was really poor defending from City's point of view as Mir was left in three yards of space from an Isco corner to loop a header into the far corner. Alvarez then grabbed his second assist of the night when setting up Riyad Mahrez to make the game safe as City finished top of Group G.

Manchester City beat Sevilla 3-1 to continue their excellent home record in the Champions League.

Improved in the second half. Dias: Sloppy for the Sevilla goal and lost some duels needlessly. 7

City have not lost a Champions League game at home since 2018 and it was some of Pep Guardiola's youngsters who kept that run going against Sevilla.

His incredibly-weighted pass was judged to perfection, from just inside the Sevilla half, and played Alvarez in beyond a trailing Sevilla defender. A patient, and characteristic, slick City passing move ended with Alvarez slipping the ball to the right of the Sevilla area where Lewis arrived and finished emphatically from a wide angle. With City guaranteed top spot in this group, and Sevilla assured of a place in the Europa League, this may have been the deadest of rubbers.

Pep Guardiola has praised the work of Manchester City's Academy after Rico Lewis' full senior debut for the Club.

To have a backup in the right-back position in Rico is fantastic." In cases of Phil, Cole, Rico and Josh, they have quality and they can help us." [Download the Man City app](https://www.mancity.com/app) We saw the reception from our crowd. If they are not patient or they listen to their agent they can leave it’s no problem. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), [James McAtee](https://www.mancity.com/players/james-mcatee), Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), there have been many, many talented players.

Jack Grealish only played 45 minutes against Sevilla but Pep Guardiola was impressed with his performance.

We need him for the next game and we needed a left foot on the left," he said. [as the Blues](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) recovered from a sluggish first period that had seen them go in 1-0 down at the break to win 3-1 and end their group stage with another win. "In the second half we were much better, Rodri's impact was good and we made a really good game in general." [Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) said afterwards that Grealish had been the best City player in the first half and that if some of the reasons for him going off were tactical it was also down to wanting to preserve him for future games. [Julian Alvarez does what some Man City teammates fail to in Sevilla win](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-sevilla-report-goals-25421224) [](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-sevilla-report-goals-25421224) [Julian Alvarez](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/julian-alvarez) assisted two and scored one while [Rico Lewis](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/rico-lewis) scored on his full debut for the club.

Manchester City ended their Group G Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Sevilla at the Etihad.Pep Guardiola made a host of changes and the h.

Bounou just about manages to tip the strike wide before Sevilla clear the resulting corner. Man City 3-1 Sevilla Dias on Lewis: “He’s an enormous talent. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – Riyad Mahrez Pep Guardiola to BT Sport: “We struggled in the first half. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – Chance “One of the reasons tonight is great is because of Julian (Alvarez). Man City 3-1 Sevilla – FULL TIME We need to improve in games like these in the Champions League.” “I didn’t play a good ball. Julian made two assists and a goal. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – REACTION

Watch the best of the action from a night that saw Academy graduate Rico Lewis make UEFA Champions League history.

[Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) followed Lewis' hit to seal a fourth win in Group G and complete an unbeaten group stage campaign. [Download the Man City app](https://www.mancity.com/app) It was a vital strike on the night for the Blues after we had fell behind to a first-half Rafa Mir header.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side conclude their Champions League group stage tonight with a visit from Sevilla.

Not great from Sergio Gomez to be shoved off the ball (and off the pitch) to concede the corner. At the minute, the only player showing they should be in the team for Saturday is Foden, who would be there anyway. Pep Guardiola is getting a little frustrated with City’s backwards passing as Sevilla make it compact in defence. Rodri’s introduction has certainly given City extra energy in the game and they now look the more likely team to score again. The loudest City fans are struggling to get the rest of the crowd interesting in geeing up the team and there is very little inspiration on the pitch. The handful of Sevilla fans are enjoying themselves, but there’s so few of them it still feels very quiet. If the atmosphere was pretty flat before the goal, it’s even flatter after it. Goals from those two and Mahrez see the Blues end their Champions League group stage campaign with a win. This was his big chance to make amends for that red card in Copenhagen, but he’s been pretty poor positionally and was twice at fault for Sevilla’s goal. It seems most players are getting cameos off the bench rather than full nights off. This is where Guardiola decides which senior players are in need of a full night off. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) have won three and drawn two of their matches so far, conceding just one goal.

Manchester City defeated Sevilla 3-1 in their final Champions League group game on Wednesday evening - here are some moments you might not have seen.

As Lewis made his way around the circumference of the pitch the fans raised to applaud him in turn, with chants of 'Rico! Star of the show Lewis was taken off with a few minutes remaining after appearing to be suffering from a bout of cramp. It was a bad night for Sergio Gomez, one that has made it very unlikely he will be back in the team again before the World Cup break. The manager was clearly not best pleased with what he was watching and left the dugout a few minutes before the half-time whistle. It was a great night for both Lewis and Alvarez who secured some impressive records in their young careers. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) had to overcome their own lack of urgency and sloppiness in the first half, after an uninspired first 45 minutes saw them go in at the break 1-0 down through Rafa Mir's header.

Manchester City rounded off their Champions League group-stage campaign with a 3-1 win against Sevilla on Wednesday evening, although ultimately the final ...

The win was City's 23rd unbeaten home match in the Champions League, a joint record for an English side in the competition. The academy graduate grew up a City fan, and you could see how much the goal meant to him as he wheeled away in celebration. His superb ball in-behind the Sevilla defence set Alvarez up to score City's second goal of the night, and it also meant De Bruyne reached a new landmark.

Goals from Rico Lewis, Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez wrapped up the points for Manchester City.

But it took until the 72nd minute for the Blues to find a second. Mir volley wide in Sevilla’s best chance of the half, but on 83 minutes Guardiola’s men got a third. Pep Guardiola’s men already knew they’d top the group prior to the clash with the Spanish side but came from a goal behind to take another three points.