Two key players for Man City, midfielders Kevin de Bruyne and Ruben Dias, won’t be available for the European Super Cup encounter against Sevilla on August 17.
The European Super Cup game between Man City and Sevilla will begin in earnest at 2:00 am on Thursday, August 17, at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece.In the existence and growth of Man City, this is the first UEFA Super Cup game.The seventh for Seville.
Man City, the reigning Champions League champion, clearly outclasses Sevilla in every way.But “The Citizens” did not have a full complement of soldiers before this crucial combat, primarily because of injuries.
In particular, center-back Ruben Dias (slight head injury) and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (recurrent hamstring injury) are two players who are categorically missing from the list of Man City players listed for the Super Cup match.
The good news is that John Stones, who missed the Premier League’s first round against Burnley because of a hip injury, has recovered and can now participate in combat.Bernardo Silva’s fitness issue is also unimportant, and the Portuguese star’s chances of starting against Sevilla are excellent.
Man City without De Bruyne and Dias for the European Super Cup match
The only player on the Man City 1st team who is completely healthy but has not been named in the list of The CItizens by coach Pep Guardiola to prepare for the Super Cup is full-back Joao Cancelo. This is a move that confirms that Cancelo has no future at Etihad. Currently Cancelo is in the sights of Barcelona.
The list of 22 Man City players to Greece, which includes: Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Laporte, Stones, Gvardiol, Gomez, Rodri, Phillips, Perrone, McAtee, Silva, Foden, Palmer, Bobb, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland.
Last season, on the journey to win the Champions League, Man City won both matches against Sevilla in the group stage: 4-0 away and 3-1 at home. Including the previous coach Manuel Pellegrini, The CItizens achieved a 100% win record in all 4 encounters with Sevilla.