ABU DHABI, August 17, WAM: After winning the European Super Cup, Sevilla, Spain, led by Spain coach Josep Guardiola, revealed his next goal is to win the FIFA Club World Cup and complete the dream. “Quintet”.
Manchester City won the European Super Cup for the first time in their history, beating Sevilla 5-4 on penalties on “Wednesday” after they drew 1-1 in regular and extra time of the competition.
Manchester City have now won four titles after being crowned with a historic treble (FA League and Cup and European Champions League) at the end of last season.
Guardiola confirmed his side’s next target is the Club World Cup next December.
Guardiola said: “In the past, when the team won many championships, sometimes I felt a sense of lack of inspiration.. but now I don’t feel that.. We are happy to win the European Super Cup. The next target will be when we go to the Club World Cup.”
Manchester City will enter the Club World Cup as European champions after defeating Inter Milan in the Champions League final last June.
Manchester City player Jack Grealish said: “Winning the European Super Cup is special. The coach explained to us before the match how important this title is and how much he wants to win it. It’s an amazing feeling.”
For his part, Sevilla’s coach Jose Luis Mendelbar said: “It’s very complicated to make a game plan against a good team like Manchester City. Played a good match.
Manchester City joined the European Super Cup’s golden record and became the 25th team to win the title in the history of the competition, but it is the new face on the golden record since Bayern Munich won it in 2013 under Guardiola. Coach of Bayern, and with the German team at the start of his career. .
Guardiola took his European Super Cup tally to 4; He kicked it off with two titles with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and became the first coach to win the European Super Cup with 3 different teams.
Guardiola has increased the tally of Spain’s coaches in the European Super Cup to 10 titles, compared to 12 titles for Italy’s coaches.
Manchester City maintained their impressive record against Spanish clubs in the European Championship; In the last 12 matches I have only one loss against 9 wins and two draws. Yesterday, the competition saw Sevilla’s losing streak in the European Super Cup as the team missed out on the title in 6 consecutive attempts. In 2006, Barcelona defeated Spain 3-0 in their first appearance in the tournament to qualify for the tournament.