Date: Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee Fraincois Letexier (France)
Goal Scorer:
Manchester City
The luckless Kevin De Bruyne cannot catch a break this summer, as after coming off with a severe hamstring injury in the Champions League final, the Belgian playmaker lasted just 23 minutes against Burnley before a recurrence of his previous problem flared up.
Guardiola conceded that his creator-in-chief would be sidelined for "a while" as the medical team get to the bottom of his issue, and De Bruyne is joined in the infirmary by Ruben Dias (head) and Bernardo Silva (illness), but John Stones is back from a hip problem.
De Bruyne's absence ought to provide a route into the first XI for Mateo Kovacic, whose Croatia teammate Josko Gvardiol could also make his full debut as Guardiola inevitably tinkers with his setup.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol, Ake; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, Alvarez, Grealish; Haaland
Sevilla
While Sevilla did not lose any more players to injury on Friday evening, Mendilibar's side saw out the final 10 minutes against Valencia with 10 men following Loic Bade's sending off, but the French defender will be fine to line up in Piraeus.
That is more than can be said for two of Bade's fellow centre-backs, as Tanguy Nianzou is expected to miss out with a hamstring injury sustained earlier this month, while Marcao is yet to return to full training as he manages a quadriceps injury.
First-choice goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent days as a replacement for ACL victim Thibaut Courtois, but with Los Blancos set to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea instead, the Moroccan will seemingly be staying with Los Palanganas and will act as the last line of defence on Wednesday.
Sevilla possible starting lineup:
Bounou; Navas, Gudelj, Bade, Acuna; Jordan, Fernando, Rakitic; Suso, En-Nesyri, Ocampos
Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Sevilla
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