Manchester City take on the visitors Sevilla in the round 6 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 2nd at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Manchester city have long been “sharpened” for the Champions League. Which is quite natural: having spent hundreds of millions on newcomers, in fact, Pep Guardiola was able to gradually establish dominance even over such a competitive tournament as the English Premier League. Lately, only Liverpool at their peak have been able to win this race once. But in the Champions League, a tournament where there is a relegation game, the "citizens" do not succeed. Even with the Catalan, the grand only once reached the final, and then lost. But, on the other hand, at the group stage, in autumn, the City, as a rule, do not notice the enemy. So it happened this fall, and, having won all 3 matches of the 1st round, Holland and company secured another right to play in the next playoffs ... And on this, in fact, they calmed down, having already drawn twice in a row, first in Copenhagen and then Dortmund. True, the City managed not to score from the penalty spot for both opponents.
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Seville delayed the breakup with Julen Lopetegui. In fact, it was clear that he had exhausted himself already last season - but the 4th place in the LaLiga and old merits such as winning the Europa League retained his post even after the summer holidays. For this mistake, the board of "White Andalusia" paid with the fact that they now need to correct the situation, pull the project out of the pit - with the help of Jorge Sampaoli, who agreed to return to the coaching post. In the domestic arena, in the LaLiga, there is enough time for this. But in the Champions League, the Argentine came just after the Equator, when the Spaniards had only 1 point in 3 rounds (a goalless draw with Copenhagen and defeats by both favorites). Yes, with a new mentor, Nervionense added: first they played 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund on the road and won at home 3-0 against Danish underdog. But this only guaranteed 3rd place, regardless of the results of the last round.
In 2015, Manchester City already faced with Sevilla. Then, too, the City were stronger than the Spaniards in both matches: 2-1 at home, 3-1 at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Bookmakers do not expect intrigue in this pair - Manchester City are stronger and play at home. But, judging by how the Citizens played in October in the tournament, there will be more likely to be another “total less than 3.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 scored goals.
