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 won’t play in the European Super Cup without De Bruyne and Dias.Fullback Joao Cancelo is the only member of the Man City first squad who is 100 percent healthy but has not been included by coach Pep Guardiola in the Citizens list to get ready for the Super Cup. Cancelo’s future at Etihad is assured by this action. Cancelo is now exploring Barcelona.

Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Laporte, Stones, Gvardiol, Gomez, Rodri, Phillips, Perrone, McAtee, Silva, Foden, Palmer, Bobb, Grealish, Alvarez, and Haaland are among the 22 Man City players traveling to Greece.

Man City defeated Sevilla twice in the group stage last year, 4-0 away and 3-1 at home, on their road to the Champions League title. The Citizens, including the outgoing coach Manuel Pellegrini, had a perfect winning record in all four meetings with Sevilla.