The group stages of the 2022/23 Champions League begin this week and on the 6th of September we have a meeting between Sevilla and Manchester City.
This is a match in Group G of the competition, which contains Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen. The game will be played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, giving Sevilla the home advantage.
Getting ready for MD1 in the #UCL ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/gjci3dNdDW— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) September 5, 2022
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Sevilla come into the match on the back of a 3-0 home loss at the hands of Barcelona in La Liga on the weekend. Barcelona scored 2 goals in the first half and added a third goal shortly after half time to hand yet another loss to Sevilla this season.
The defeat to Barcelona was the third loss of the season for Sevilla, having played 4 matches. In addition to the defeat on the weekend, Sevilla have lost 2-1 at Osasuna and 2-1 at Almeria plus were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Real Valladolid. So, it has been a disappointing start in La Liga.
Looking at results in the Champions League, trends show Sevilla have recorded only 1 win from their 6 most recent fixtures in the competition.
They have won only 1 of their last 5 home Champions League games and have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 6 Champions League matches at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
Manchester City make the trip to Seville having been held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in the English Premier League on the weekend.
When Manchester City opened the scoring in the 50th minute, it appeared there would be only one winner as Aston Villa have been struggling in the Premier League. However, Manchester City could not see them off and Aston Villa equalised in the 74th minute to take a point.
That result means Manchester City are unbeaten this season and they have won 4 of their 6 Premier League fixtures.
The wins have come over Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest at home plus West Ham United away. There have been draws at Newcastle United and Aston Villa.
Trends show Manchester City are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 Champions League games. However, they have recorded only 1 victory from their last 4 on the road and will want to improve on that record this season.
Team news and Sevilla have just one player unavailable, with Jesús Corona on the treatment table. Jesus Navas and Fernando could both play against their former club.
Manchester City travel without the injured duo of Aymeric Laporte and Kalvin Phillips. Manuel Akanji and Julián Álvarez could both start the match.
Sevilla have been struggling this season and come up against a Manchester City team looking to go all the way in the Champions League. We can only see one winner from this game and Manchester City should take maximum points and keep a clean sheet in the process.