After their respective triumphs on the European stage final season, Manchester Metropolis and Sevilla look to carry but extra silverware as they face off in Greece for the UEFA Tremendous Cup on Wednesday. The Spaniards, perennial titans of the Europa League stage, are making their seventh look on this showpiece fixture, a tally bettered solely by their compatriots Barcelona and Actual Madrid. Maybe unsurprisingly for individuals who have adopted Pep Guardiola’s prolonged pursuit of the Champions League with this membership, one which lastly ended with success in June, this would be the first time that Metropolis have performed on this recreation.
Barely greater than a pleasant, barely lower than a severe piece of silverware, the Tremendous Cup tends to be an absorbing contest, one which will likely be determined by a penalty shootout if scores are stage after 90 minutes. Right here is how one can watch the match and what you must know:
Viewing data
- Date: Wednesday, Aug. 16 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus, Greece
- TV: CBS Sports activities Community | Stay stream: Paramount+
- Odds: Manchester Metropolis -300; Draw +400; Sevilla +800
Storylines
Manchester Metropolis: Guardiola’s preparations have been rocked by the hamstring damage that Kevin De Bruyne suffered within the win over Burnley, his first aggressive look since struggling the same concern within the Champions League last. Metropolis are nonetheless assessing whether or not surgical procedure will likely be required on the Belgian however their preliminary evaluation was a possible three to 4 months on the sidelines.
Within the medium time period, De Bruyne’s concern is anticipated to spur on Metropolis’s pursuit of West Ham playmaker Lucas Paqueta, a promising swap who may cowl in midfield and large on the appropriate just like the Belgian does, however there is no such thing as a one fairly just like the 32-year-old in the case of creating and scoring. For Wednesday night time the burden will fall on the likes of Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden — Metropolis are hardly ravenous on the market — nevertheless it’s a worrying solution to begin a season.
Sevilla: After a marketing campaign the place they coupled European glory with flirtations over La Liga relegation, Sevilla started 2023-24 with a disappointing 2-1 loss at dwelling to Valencia and are battling to maintain maintain of key gamers as their former recruitment chief Monchi eyes a transfer to carry Marcos Acuna to Aston Villa.
Sevilla have solely gained one in every of their previous six appearances on this last whereas their document in opposition to Metropolis is not significantly better both, 4 Champions League encounters all ending in defeat by an combination scoreline of 12-3.
Prediction
Sevilla are likely to thrive as underdogs besides they may do nicely to keep away from something apart from a heavy defeat to Metropolis. PICK: Manchester Metropolis 2, Sevilla 0
