Man City

Live updates as Sevilla host Man City at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in Group G of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League today, Tuesday 6 September 2022.

Dias strides forward and feeds it to Cancelo in the right-hand channel, in a pocket of space to shoot. His ball into the box has plenty of venom on it, but Dias gets his head to it and, after initially getting himself in a tangle, Akanji clears. I’d like to reiterate that it’s the world’s elite club competition and we’ve earned the right to be in it. Rakitic lifts it wide to the right to Navas, who volleys a first-time ball to Delaney at the top of the box. The corner falls to Acuña on the edge of the City box, a position from which he looks for Ederson's bottom corner with a first-time pot shot. De Bruyne is released into the box, and with Haaland waiting in the middle, gets to the byline and squares it. Foden receives on the right-hand corner of the penalty box, before slipping it wide to meet De Bruyne's run towards the byline. On the right, Cancelo gets forward and crosses, but the hosts hack it clear. Foden peeled off into space at the back of the box to nod a right-wing ball down for the German, who stroked it into the net from point-blank range. Sevilla seemed to gain something of a foothold as the half came to an end, but have otherwise been pretty under the cosh. Promising start to the second half for the hosts. Foden drives forward before shooting low from the edge of the Sevilla box, but Bono gets down to deny him.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City begin their latest bid for Champions League glory at Sevilla.

There's a debut for Manuel Akanji and a full debut for Sergio Gomez in the back four, with Kyle Walker and John Stones absent through injury. It's an inviting cross and Haaland thrusts out a leg at the back post for his 11th of the season and 24th in 20 Champions League appearances. Grealish seems to really like the look of Navas and shimmies inside again to tee up his team-mate. His shots might be all over the shop at the moment but his radar for a final ball is unwavering. Mir makes a bit of a nuisance of himself in the City box but Guardiola's men are able to break. All hands to the pump as Papu Gomez fouls Silva on the edge of his own box. Suso lifted it in with Ederson out of his ground, but the City keeper got a slight shove in the back from Dolberg as he attempted to throw it out. It results in his namesake Papu having Sevilla's best chance of the night, but he hacks a bouncing ball over. A goal and a couple of assists amount to a solid if not spectacular start to the Premier League season from Foden. 51st minute: Now Cancelo has a go and scuffs wide from outside the box. 73rd minute: Alvarez is quickly into the thick of things, finding De Bruyne for a left-footed strike that's deflected behind. There's a long way to go in this Champions League campaign but City are off and running in emphatic fashion.

Manchester City vs Sevilla kicks off in an hours time at 8pm, and the confirmed line-ups for both teams have been announced.

It is a big vote of confidence in the player, as [Nathan Ake](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nathan-ake/profil/spieler/177476) usually fills in at left-back in the case of an injury. It is a game City should control, which will allow Pep Guardiola to see what the two players are capable of in possession. [Kyle Walker](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-walker/profil/spieler/95424), with [Joao Cancelo ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joao-cancelo/profil/spieler/182712)going out to right-back for the game. [John Stones, ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/john-stones/profil/spieler/186590)who didn't travel with the squad after pulling up in yesterday's training session. [Manuel Akanji ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manuel-akanji/profil/spieler/284730)and [ Sergio Gomez ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sergio-gomez/profil/spieler/366930)get their first Manchester City starts, in what will be a massive test for the two players. [Jack Grealish](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-grealish/profil/spieler/203460) is also back in the squad after some time on the sideline with injury, which is a massive boost for [Pep Guardiola.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pep-guardiola/profil/trainer/5672)