Man City vs Sevilla 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Manchester City

52': Rico Lewis
73': Julián Álvarez
83': Riyad Mahrez

FT
3 - 1

Sevilla

31': Rafa Mir

Alvarez inspires Man City CL win in absence of Haaland

— Julian Alvarez may never replicate Erling Haaland’s sheer goal-scoring power. But the Argentine showcased his value to Manchester City by scoring one goal and creating two more in a 3-1 win against Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

31': Goal! Manchester City 0, Sevilla 1. Rafa Mir (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isco with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Marcão because of an injury.
45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Sevilla 1.
45': Substitution, Sevilla. Suso replaces Papu Gómez.
45': Substitution, Sevilla. Alex Telles replaces Marcos Acuña.
45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Jack Grealish.
52': Goal! Manchester City 1, Sevilla 1. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a through ball.
57': Substitution, Sevilla. Erik Lamela replaces Isco.
57': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
67': Substitution, Sevilla. Joan Jordán replaces Ivan Rakitic.
70': Substitution, Manchester City. Josh Wilson-Esbrand replaces Sergio Gómez.
70': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Cole Palmer.
73': Goal! Manchester City 2, Sevilla 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
83': Goal! Manchester City 3, Sevilla 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
85': Substitution, Manchester City. João Cancelo replaces Rico Lewis because of an injury.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Sevilla 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,610

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+11	Manchester City	6	18	0
+3	RB Leipzig	6	12	2
-6	Young Boys	6	4	4
-8	Red Star Belgrade	6	1	5

Full Table

Statistics

SEV		MNC
7	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
38.4	Possession	61.6
7	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
359	Accurate Passes	601
418	Passes	658
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	28
0.6	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	44
23	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	6
5	Effective Tackles	5
8	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	1
25	Clearances	1

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
18	Stefan Ortega (GK)
14	Aymeric Laporte
3	Rúben Dias
21	Sergio Gómez
82	Rico Lewis
8	Ilkay Gündogan
47	Phil Foden
80	Cole Palmer
19	Julián Álvarez
10	Jack Grealish
26	Riyad Mahrez

Substitutes:

Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Scott Carson, Rodri, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, João Cancelo, Ederson.

Sevilla (5-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Yassine Bounou (GK)
23	Marcão
4	Karim Rekik
30	José Ángel Carmona
19	Marcos Acuña
2	Gonzalo Montiel
10	Ivan Rakitic
18	Thomas Delaney
22	Isco
12	Rafa Mir
24	Alejandro Gómez

Substitutes:

Enrique Salas, Alberto Flores, Carlos Alvarez, Joan Jordán, Adnan Januzaj, Nemanja Gudelj, Jesús Navas, Alex Telles, Suso, Erik Lamela, Kasper Dolberg, Marko Dmitrovic.