Manchester City claimed their first UEFA Super Cup crown with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Sevilla on Wednesday evening.
Kevin De Bruyne missed out through injury which is set to sideline him for the next few months, as Pep Guardiola gave a first start to Josko Gvardiol.
Sevilla took the lead five minutes before the half-hour mark when a switch off play saw Marcos Acuna play out on the left and cross for En-Nesyri to head in off the post.
City looked to pull level a few minutes apart from a pin-point header by defender Nathan Ake in the wake of a floated supply, but Yassine Bounou was up for it.
Pep Guardiola's men pushed again ten minutes to halftime where a 30-yard free-kick from a coming-together presented Phil Foden the chance to go over the wall, but he wasn't able to do so.
En-Nesyri had a golden chance to complete a brace five minutes after the break when he made a late run to get on the end of Lucas Ocampos' low delivery, but City goalkeeper Ederson was equal to the task.
The Citizens were level before the midway point in the resumption as Cole Palmer pulled to the shoulder of the defence to head in a well-executed delivery from Rodri Hernandez.
At the other end, Ederson rushed out of his area to deny En-Nesyri yet again as the Moroccan closed-in to a double through a one-on-one with Julian Alvarez hauled on for Palmer.
The Premier League giants could've had the winner with a diving header in the area by Ake, but Bounou palmed behind and saw the match to a penalty shoot-out.
Following five successful spot-kicks , Sevilla missed the decisive kicks when Nemanja Gudelj hit the woodwork and left City to secure another European title.
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