Champions League: Manchester City conquers Sevilla 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
MANCHESTER. Manchester City was capable to turn the table against Sevilla.
MANCHESTER. Manchester City was capable to turn the table against Sevilla. It was Sevilla to score first with a goal from R. Mir. However, later Manchester City found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with R. Lewis (52′), J. Alvarez (73′) and R. Mahrez (83′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Orel Grinfeeld who was helped by Roei Hassan and Idan Yarkoni. The 4th official was Gal Laibuvitz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.1 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sevilla was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Sevilla shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Sevilla.
After playing this match, Manchester City will have 11 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sevilla will stay with 5 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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30'30'
R. Mir
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45'45'
N. Gudelj
Marcao
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46'46'
Rodri
J. Grealish
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46'46'
A. Telles
M. Acuna
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46'46'
Suso
Papu Gomez
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52'52'
R. Lewis
J. Alvarez
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57'57'
E. Lamela
Isco
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57'57'
B. Silva
I. Gundogan
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67'67'
J. Jordan
I. Rakitic
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70'70'
K. De Bruyne
C. Palmer
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70'70'
J. Wilson-Esbrand
S. Gomez
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73'73'
J. Alvarez
K. De Bruyne
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83'83'
R. Mahrez
J. Alvarez
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85'85'
J. Cancelo
R. Lewis
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Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega , Rico Lewis , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , Sergio Gómez , Cole Palmer , İlkay Gündoğan , Phil Foden , Riyad Mahrez , Julián Álvarez and Jack Grealish .
Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Rodri (injured).
Substitutes
Manchester City made 5 changes: J. Grealish for Rodri (46′), I. Gundogan for B. Silva (57′), C. Palmer for K. De Bruyne (70′), S. Gomez for J. Wilson-Esbrand (70′) and R. Lewis for J. Cancelo (85′).
Top player: Julián Álvarez
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Julián Álvarez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Sevilla: Formation and Lineups
Sevilla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , José Ángel Carmona , Marcão , Karim Rekik , Marcos Acuña , Rafa Mir , Thomas Delaney , Ivan Rakitić , Isco and Papu Gómez .
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of N. Gudelj (injured).
Substitutes
Sevilla made 5 changes: Marcao for N. Gudelj (45′), M. Acuna for A. Telles (46′), Papu Gomez for Suso (46′), Isco for E. Lamela (57′) and I. Rakitic for J. Jordan (67′).
Top player: Rafa Mir
Probably the most impressive player in Sevilla was Rafa Mir.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
